Science Department Adds New Element to Leadership

Volume 5, Number 4, June 2003

Science Department Adds said Headmaster Ellis Haguewood. Shaw is excited to be joining New Element to Leadership the MUS community and hopes to enrich the Science Depart- ment. “I want our curriculum and our classroom activities to A successful school is like a lab experiment. It is the result of reflect the excitement and challenge of science,” he said. a delicate mixture of just the right elements—a challenging Mr. Shaw adheres to one fundamental educational philoso- academic curriculum, extracurricular activities, and a dedicated phy. “Basically I believe that school should be challenging as group of talented instructors. Each addition to the mix must be well as stimulating,” he said. “The whole point of an education carefully measured to avoid an adverse reaction. This year, a is to develop oneself both mentally and emotionally. A good new “element” will be added to the MUS Science Department to school will find ways to bring out the best in each student while complete its composition. acknowledging the different strengths and interests that each Beginning in August, Mr. Albert L. Shaw will join the MUS student brings to the classroom. I am a fairly demanding faculty as the Ruth McCaughan teacher with, I believe, a big heart. Morrison Chair of Science and “Science courses offer unique head of the Science Department. opportunities to present the students Most recently, Mr. Shaw taught with situations, many of them AP Physics and AP Calculus at mathematical, which require them Chatham Hall in Virginia, to analyze and reason. Science is where his wife, Mrs. Marlene much more than a collection of Shaw, was the head of school. facts. It is a dynamic enterprise,” Mr. Mrs. Shaw will be taking over as Shaw said. head of St. Mary’s Episcopal A school full of boys can often School at the beginning of the be a big adjustment for a teacher. 2003-04 school year. However, Mr. Shaw has Mr. Shaw is well qualified to spent the last six years join the MUS faculty. He earned living on the campus of a B.A. from St. John’s University an all-girls school and in New York, an M.S. in natural says he is “totally com- science from the University of mitted to the idea of Wyoming, and an M.S. in single-sex schools.” science education from Long Al Shaw — As he prepares to Island University. He has also I want our curriculum and our classroom activities join the MUS faculty, Mr. earned a law degree from Saint to reflect the excitement and challenge of science. Shaw hopes to review John’s University and practiced the curriculum, enhance criminal and family law in a private legal practice. the laboratory and discovery side of the program, and generate Mr. Shaw’s wide range of experience and interests will be a even greater enthusiasm on the part of both the faculty and the valuable asset to MUS. He has served as an upper school princi- students for first-rate work in science. “The bottom line is that I pal, associate director of admissions, director of the summer am somewhat of a hard charger as a teacher. In the past, my session, and AP instructor at various schools during his career. students have generally responded well to the challenges that I “Mr. Shaw has had an extensive career in education over the have presented to them. As we all know, the more you ask of last 30 years and comes to MUS with a commitment to profes- kids, the more you get from them,” he said. sional development and a strong background in the sciences,”

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Inside MUS 1 StraightStraight FromFrom thethe HeadHead by Ellis Haguewood

Pedagogue is a word that means teacher or educator, but those of us who teach rarely refer to ourselves as pedagogues. We avoid the term, because over the years the original meaning, “teacher or educator,” acquired an additional connotation, this one pejorative. Pedagogue also now can be used to refer to one who teaches in a pedantic or dogmatic or uninteresting manner, a teacher who pays too much attention to formal rules within his classroom. Once a word acquires an added pejorative definition, use of the word in its favorable meaning tends to die out. “Pedagogical methods,” a rather formal way of referring to teaching theory or the ways we teach, is still a popular phrase in educational circles, however. The origin of pedagogue is rather interesting. In ancient Greece, a personal slave-attendant accompanied a freeborn boy wherever he went. The “pedagogue” was usually an old and trusted slave of high character. He was in charge of the moral instruction of the child, and he was responsible for taking the boy safely to and from his tutor or teacher. The word, from Greek, literally means “one who leads a boy.” A question worth asking today is, “Who is leading your son to his teachers?” The best answer, of course, is that as his parents, you are. We cannot abdicate our roles as pedagogues to the music of our day or our media culture. The fortunate boy is the boy whose parents truly lead and guide, who set boundaries for him, who communicate the values of their family to him, who choose his teachers, who help him find the right kind of friends, who involve themselves in his life. At MUS, we believe, as you believe, that the primary responsibility for a boy’s moral instruction lies with his parents. The school can supplement, we can sharpen, we can aid in quickening his moral sensibility. And based on my observations over 34 years at Memphis University School, I believe that we do a good job of reinforcing the virtues that all of us esteem in men—honesty, responsibility, courage, perseverance, diligence, compassion. But what we do well we do well because the parents of MUS boys first have done their jobs well, and because they continue to do their jobs well. Our boys have learned those virtues at home, and they come to us well taught. Their parents, as caring and competent pedagogues, have led their boys to the teachers. A partnership between the school and parents, between pedagogues and teachers, provides the very best moral education a boy can have. At Memphis University School, we value the partnership we have with parents as we work together to produce strong moral character and the highest virtues possible in every boy.

2 Inside MUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Beg To Differ Blackett Receives Wins International National Achievement Recognition OOwlwl NNewsews Scholarship Beg To Differ, MUS’s renowned a cappella Senior Philip Blackett received an ensemble, was recently awarded a place on exceptional honor from the National Merit the Best of High School A Cappella (BOHSA) International Scholarship Corporation this year when he was presented with a Compilation CD. The BOHSA CD, produced annually by Varsity National Achievement Scholarship. The National Achievement Vocals, showcases some of the world’s best high school vocal Scholarship Program is a privately-financed academic competition groups as a means of encouraging students to dedicate them- established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding Black selves to the improvement of their art. The CD’s are sold to the American students. Blackett’s superior performance placed him among 4,500 other students to receive National Achievement Program recognition. Of the 110,000 students eligible, approximately 775 scholarships are awarded each year. Leading Man Sophomore Eric Wilson has already built an impressive resume with his numerous supporting and leading roles in MUS Theater productions, as well as in other theatrical programs throughout the city. This year, he added a third-place award in the Memphis and Shelby County Shakespeare Monologue Competition. The competition, held at the University of Memphis on February 24, allowed Wilson to practice his thespian skills as he recited a speech by Cardinal Wolsey from Henry VIII. The English Speaking Union of Beg To Differ on the road again the United States sponsors the competition annually to “help high school students develop their language skills and dramatic talents featured groups at cost and are then resold to help finance future through memorization of and interpretation of a monologue or endeavors. Beg To Differ will contribute their song, “You Can sonnet.” Call Me Al,” to the prestigious play list. This adds yet another award to the long list of Beg To Differ’s accolades. This year, members of Beg To Differ also brought Spring Award Winners home a gold award from the 2003 Atlanta Heritage Festival, a Sewanee Award for Excellence: Todd Jean-Pierre part of Heritage Festivals which operates more than 1,000 adjudi- Dartmouth Book Award: Brandon Arrindell cated music festivals a year in 25 cities, including international Jefferson Book Award: Edward Taylor locations. Yale Book Award: Adam Kaplan Since its founding in 1991 by music instructor John Randall Ash Perkins Scholarship Award: Brandon Arrindell Hiltonsmith, the ensemble has recorded two CD’s, received Daughters of the American Revolution Citizenship Award: recognition in vocal competitions across the country, and been Andrew Hanover named “Over-All Best Choir” at New Orleans’ 1997 Riverfest and Wellford Leadership Award: Andrew Hooser New York’s 2001 Heritage Festival. The group has traveled to France twice for performances and, in 2001, was recognized for its accomplishments by a proclamation from the Tennessee State Senate. The BOSHA International Compilation CD is available through Mr. Hiltonsmith at (901) 260-1382 or on line at www.a-cappella.com.

Brandon Arrindell with his parents at the Spring Awards Adam Kaplan, Yale Andrew Hooser, Wellford Leadership Award winner, with Megan reception Book Award winner Wellford Grinder, Alex Wellford ’60, and Patricia and Stuart Hooser

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Inside MUS 3 Show Them the Money Ladies and Gentleman... On March 18, seniors Wren Holcomb, Kevin Has Left Steven Carlson, Edward Nenon, Phillip OOwlwl NNewsews Braun, and David Jacobson won second the Building Eighth-grader Kevin Owen put his best place in the annual Fed Challenge at the voice forward on May 21 as he took first Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank place in the inaugural Junior of Saint Louis—a remarkable achievement consider- Star Search competition ing that this is MUS’s first year participating in the sponsored by WREG Channel competition. Fed Challenge, an academically rigorous 3 and FM 100. Owen submit- economics competition, requires that students ted a performance tape and familiarize themselves with the Federal Reserve and was chosen as one of only six its monetary policies, research and analyze data contestants between the ages about the present economic situation, and formulate of 11 and 14. After a live a specific course for monetary policy. This course is performance on FM 100, the then presented before a panel of economists who participants appeared on judge 15-minute mock Federal Open Market Commit- From the “Alive at 9:00” show: host Alex Coleman, Ashley Weironski (female winner), host Marybeth “Alive at 9:00” for the tele- tee presentations. Judges question the team members Conley, and Kevin Owen (male winner) vised competition. An Elvis following their presentation, at Presley medley, including “That’s which time students are forced Alright Mama” and “Suspicious to think on their feet and articu- Minds,” secured Owen’s victory. He late the conclusions brought was awarded four hours of recording about by their extensive research time at the legendary Sun Studios, and preparation. Mr. John where some of music’s greatest Knaff, the team’s advisor, hopes artists recorded early in their ca- to sponsor another team at next reers. He also received tickets to the year’s Challenge in hopes of Justin Timberlake and Christina taking home first prize. Aguilera concert scheduled in July. Owen has been singing com- Roll Over petitively since he was five years old John Knaff, Edward Nenon, David Jacobson, Steven Carlson, Beethoven Phillip Braun, and Wren Holcomb and he will continue performing The average symphony-goer this summer. He was recently probably would not expect to see a group of teenagers sitting on selected as a principal entertainer for the Miss Mississippi pag- the stage but when they attend a Memphis Youth Symphony eant which was televised statewide on June 28. (MYS) concert, that is exactly what they get. Senior Andrew Howington and sophomore Kevin Wang Owls Display Their Talents are both members of the group that presents several Ten MUS students made their professional-quality concerts each season. The MYS artistic debuts at Oak Court Mall is a full orchestra consisting of brass, wind, strings, this spring. Their artwork was percussion, and harp for students ages 13 to18. chosen to be included in the Mem- Howington, who has played the viola since the phis Association of Independent eighth grade, is in his second year as a member of School’s (MAIS) Student Art Show. the MYS. He has also played violin since the first Students from the MAIS schools had grade and started working with the symphony as a their photography, painting, free- Photography by senior member of the smaller youth string orchestra. hand drawing, or other artwork on John Phillips Wang is in his first year of performance with the MYS, but he display from Sunday, April 6, to has been playing the violin for more than four years. His parents Saturday April 12. The following MUS students were included in encouraged him to begin playing, and this seemed like the the talented group: Christopher Bloodworth, Chase Carlisle, perfect opportunity for him to showcase his talents. “I think Winfield Clifford, Forrest Dunavant, Michael Eason, Michael music is a wonderful way to channel your emotions into some- Flowers, Ben Hanks, Mikey McGuire, John Phillips, and Kyle thing useful. I enjoy performing with the symphony because it is Wherry. To see pictures of the students’ work, visit the MUS a fun way to meet new people and every two years, we get to website at www.musowls.org/academics/departments/ travel to Europe for performances,” Wang said. mais_art_Show.htm.

4 Inside MUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Owls Named Eagles Imagination is the Key A number of MUS students recently This fall, Hull Lower School students received the highest honor given by Boy OOwlwl NNewsews Roger Chu, Josh Geraldson, Warner Scouts of America. Senior Owen Brafford, Johnson, Parker Joyner, John Kornegay, juniors Robert Rogers, Tony Montedonico, Samir Sheth, and Jon Tutor made up one and Gatlin Hardin, and eighth-graders John of the 40 teams that participated in Desti- Catmur and Neale Hicks completed the requirements and were nation Imagination’s fifteenth-annual regional tournament at presented their Eagle badges in ceremonies during the spring. Ridgeway Middle School. Destination Imagination is an interna- The students had to prove themselves worthy for this honor tional program that promotes the development of creativity, through their behavior, actions, and leadership and finally by teamwork, and problem-solving skills. Students are presented the completion of a service project. with “Challenges”—mind-bending problems that emphasize Brafford organized a group of 29 people structural, technical, artistic, improvisational, and/or theatrical and the construction of a nature trail for his elements. The participating teams, made up of seven students, project. The public trail, running through work for several months to present their unique solutions at Davies Manor Plantation, is approximately regional, state, and global tournaments. This year, MUS’s team 1,000 feet long and has four benches along chose to solve one of the technical problems and was rewarded the way. with an invitation to the state competition that was held at Rogers organized a clothing drive in the Lipscomb University in Nashville on April 12. Owen Brafford Red Acres neighborhood. He and members of In Destination Imagination, emphasis is placed not on the final result, but rather on the lessons learned while working to achieve the end product. “We value the journey more than the destination,” says Nancy Kornegay, MUS parent and Destination Imagination team leader, “We hope the journey itself never ends.” As a result, participants blend their personalities, skills, interests, and experiences into a presentation that is uniquely theirs. They learn brainstorming and discernment skills, conflict resolution, and respect while having fun. “These are the life lessons that we hope stay with them for the rest of their lives,” Gatlin Hardin, Tony Montedonico, Neale Hicks, and John Catmur; Mrs. Kornegay said. not pictured Robert Rogers MUS team sponsors plan to expand the school’s involve- his troop collected more than 900 pieces of clothing for city ment in the Destination Imagination program. In the past, MUS school students who were required to begin wearing school students have joined participants from Hutchison School to uniforms. The items were then donated to the Memphis Inter- create successful co-ed teams, and as part of the Co-EDGE pro- Faith Association (MIFA) Thrift Shop for distribution. gram, they hope to revive this tradition in the near future. Catmur taught math during the Hutchison, a long-time summer to kindergarteners and first- participant in the program, graders at De La Salle Elementary sponsored 10 teams in this School. year’s competition. All of Montedonico and Hardin worked the teams, led by Mrs. Helen together for their service project. Patterson, attended the state Both students repaired large and competition in April, and small American flags for use in the two advanced to the global Memorial Day service at the National finals at the University of Cemetery. Tennessee at Knoxville in Hicks received his Eagle Scout May. While the fledgling ranking after organizing a collection MUS team was not invited of art and decorations for the rooms to the global finals, organiz- at Streets Ministries. Many of the ers are excited about future rooms have only basic furniture, and involvement in the pro- the addition of Hicks’ collections gram. gave the rooms a more personal touch. Destination Imagination team: (back) John Kornegay, Roger Chu, Jon Tutor, Warner Johnson, (front) Josh Geraldson, Samir Sheth, and Parker Joyner. Photo by www.baldwinphoto.net

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Inside MUS 5 Seventh-Graders middle schools enrolled in the competition. The team members scored a 1339 out Taking the ACT? of a possible 2000 points, which was their That’s right. Six MUS seventh-graders OOwlwl NNewsews personal best score so far. Lower School have received recognition from Duke team members include: Austin University’s Talent Identification Beckford, Roger Chu, Scott Program (TIP) because their SAT or Edwards, Daniel Ernst, Josh ACT scores were among the top 25 Geraldson, Bruce Mathews, percent of people in their grade across Mac McCormack, David Morelli, the country. Scott Edwards, Daniel Michael Stein, and Jonathan Tutor. Ernst, Samir Sheth, Michael The Upper School team finished Sousoulas, Michael Stein, and Blair 99th out of 865 schools and ranked Wright took the college entrance in the 89th percentile. With a total exams this year alongside high school score of 1500 points, also a team juniors and seniors. best, the students placed fifth in the Sousoulas said taking the ACT state and beat teams from South was an interesting experience. He was Korea, Poland, Singapore, the only seventh-grader in the build- Uzbekistan, and several American ing, and although he thought the test Front: Michael Sousoulas, Scott Edwards, Blair Wright; states. Upper School team members back: Samir Sheth, Daniel Ernst, and Michael Stein was challenging, he did not say it was include: Timothy Chen, Sean overwhelming. In fact, when his parents looked over his scores, Curran, Noah Feder, Chris Freeman, Lee Hoyle, Sashank he had actually qualified for several colleges. Sousoulas thinks Karri, Parth Sheth, Andrew Smith, Warren Stafford, Aaron the experience will help him when he is a junior and takes the Struminger, Hunter Swain, and Kevin Wang. test for real. “I didn’t take any practice tests this time,” he said, “but when I get older I will definitely take some.” He also be- lieves that he will know what to expect when he takes it again. Word Up Each year, the Shelby County Council of Teachers of English Lower School counselor Mrs. Bryn Wulf said, “The Duke TIP and the University of Memphis Department of English co- program is an excellent way for students with high ability to be sponsor the Wordsmith Competition to challenge the best identified and then be provided with opportunities to enrich writers in grades seven through twelve in Memphis. This year’s their knowledge base over the summer.” event was held at the University of Memphis on February 9, and The TIP seventh grade talent search was designed to “assist several MUS students received awards. young people with excellent mathematical or verbal aptitude by Sophomore Mike Schaeffer received an honorable mention providing them with information about their abilities and then in the tenth-grade 40-word dash and second place in the tenth- introducing them to a network of services and programs avail- grade 80-word dash, and senior JK Minervini received an honorable.” Depending on their scores, students are given the opportu- able mention in the twelfth-grade 120-word dash. nity to attend summer studies programs on college Students are given particular topics in the 40-, 80-, campuses around the country. The three-week 120-, and 400-word dashes and expected to com- programs cover an advanced high school curricu- plete a writing assignment within a certain period lum in a broad spectrum of topics such as history, of time using the allotted number of words. Other arts, social sciences, business, mathematics, and participants in the competition were John Collier, writing skills. Cash McCracken, Michael Morisy, and Walter Klyce. Freshman Nick Skefos was Knowledge awarded third-place in the ninth-grade pre- Masters Rule pared manuscript category for his prewritten MUS students once essay on “Sometimes You Get What You Wish again showed their trivia For.” Prepared manuscripts may be submitted prowess as they competed in several genres including poetry, personal in the spring Knowledge essay, and technical description. Klyce, Ben- Masters competition. The jamin Ashley, and Paul Kennedy also submit- Lower School team fin- ted prepared manuscripts. ished third in the state and Left: Knowledge Masters Upper School team’s combined 186th out of the 931 brain power gave them a fifth-place finish in the state. Inset: Roger Chu helped his Lower School team achieve national and international third place in their state division.

6 Inside MUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years COMPETITIVELY speaking... JV and Varsity TEAMS Teams Win State Mr. Tom Brown, the TEAMS sponsor, says that the students’ MUS students’ performance on the Tests of Engineering traditionally outstanding performance is “a reflection of our Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science, or TEAMS, has established excellent math and science programs.” In fact, MUS has won the the school as an intellectual powerhouse in recent years. This state title every year it has participated in the competition and year was no exception. The varsity team—comprised of seniors has rarely ranked below tenth in the nation. Mr. Brown will look Paul Bunch, Charlie Gordon, Lee McNabb, Michael Norman, to members of the junior varsity team to carry on this tradition and Conor Quinn, juniors Austin Chu and Sean Curran, and of excellence in years to come. The junior varsity team has sophomore Parth Sheth—placed first in both the local and state already distinguished itself from its competitors, winning the state competition and advancing to the national level. Team members include sophomores Alex Chinn, Noah Feder, Chris Freeman, Alex Guyton, Andrew Manugian, Worth Morgan, Brent Phillips, and Kevin Wang.

High School Politics Builds Leaders The YMCA held its fiftieth-anniversary Ten- nessee Youth Legislature at the state capitol in Nashville April 3-6. Seventy-four MUS Govern- ment Club members were among the 470 participants from across the state. Some acted as legisla- tors presenting and debating bills, while others participated in the Supreme Court, the Governor’s Stephen Day, a welder with RMS, educated the TEAMS team on the subject Cabinet, the various lobbyist “firms,” or the Capitol Hill press of welding in preparation for their competition. corps. Mr. Guy Amsler, Dr. Reginald Dalle, and Mrs. Susan divisions, defeating rivals White Station High School and Hous- Quinn accompanied the group. ton High School. Results from Test I, an advanced multiple- Twelve MUS students served in leadership positions: Paul choice section, determine a team’s local and state ranking, while Moinester, Lieutenant Governor; Adam Kaplan, Floor Leader of the team’s scores from Test II, an extensive problem-solving the Red House; Conor Quinn, Assistant Floor Leader of the Red section involving complicated calculations, decide its national House; John Harkess, Blue Chief Engrossing Clerk; Robert position. Rogers, Assistant Clerk of the Senate; Barlow Mann, Senate

Youth Legislature in action: Andrew Hooser and Jesse Mahautmr and Shea Conaway Todd Jean-Pierre Right: Michael McCulloch, MUS’s performance in the state Jon-Michael Taylor, and Owen Brafford competition ensured the team’s advancement to the national competition, where the varsity team placed Sergeant-at-Arms; Warner Russell, House Chaplain; Andrew eleventh and the junior varsity team placed eighth. In order to Smith, Supreme Court Justice; Dara Chan, Assistant Supreme take part in the tests, team members must have extensive knowl- Court Clerk; and Brad Whiteside, Press Editor. In the Governor’s edge of math, chemistry, physics, biology, and computer applica- Cabinet, Andy Garrett acted as the Commissioner of Environ- tions, and only the best math and science students are nomi- ment and Conservation, and Michael Norman was the Commis- nated to participate. sioner of Economic and Community Development. (Within the legislative branch, “Red” House and Senate are for veterans and

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Inside MUS 7 “Blue” House and Senate are for Eighth-grader Jonathan Yeung first-year delegates) advanced individually to the The following students were state competition. Eighth-grader recognized during the awards Neely Mallory came in seventh ceremony for their exceptional in the regional competition and work: Outstanding Statesman, Red third in the Countdown regional Senate—Faris Haykal and Tyler competition, a fast-paced oral Fisher; Outstanding Bill, Blue round placing students in head- Senate—Jordan Crawford and to-head competition. This year’s Price Edwards; Members of the Serving as Youth Legislature officers, left to right: Dara Chan, Paul Moinester, team members were: Steven Outstanding Lobbyist Firm— Robert Rogers, Philip Blackett, Andrew Smith, Adam Kaplan, Counce, Roger Chu, Mallory, Brandon Arrindell and Sam Warner Russell, and Conor Quinn and Yeung; and individual par- Buckner; Best Written Brief, Supreme ticipants were: Will Aldridge, Noah Court—Keith Parsons and Thomas Ketler, Michael Stein, and Jonathan Harvell. Tutor. Tyler Fisher, John Harkess, The Math League Press involves Faris Haykal, Barlow Mann, Paul more than one thousand schools and Moinester, and Brad Whiteside were places seventh- and eighth-graders in among the top 25 delegates selected to league and regional competitions on attend the YMCA’s National Affairs topics such as decimals, exponents, Conference this summer in North sequences, and basic roots. The MUS Carolina. Youth Legislature participants: Tyler Fisher, Price Edwards, seventh-grade team placed third in Brandon Arrindell, Paul Moinester, Finally, several MUS students were Sam Buckner, Jordan Crawford, and Faris Haykal their league and first in Tennessee. selected for leadership positions in the Team members were: Conor Bolich, 2003 conference: Robert Rogers, Speaker Pro-Tempore of the Red Roger Chu, Scott Edwards, Ross Montague, Samir Sheth, and Senate; Adam Kaplan, Floor Leader of the Red Senate; Austin Michael Stein. Chu and Edwards tied for ninth place among the Rainey, Speaker Pro-Tempore of the Red House; Alex Chinn, top students in the league and Stein placed twenty-first. The Blue Lieutenant Governor; and Parth Sheth, Floor Leader of the MUS eighth-grade team placed first in their league, and in the Blue House. state. Team members were: Steven Counce, Josh Henke, Neely Mallory, Naveed Mirza, Byron Tyler, and Jonathan Yeung. All MUS Students Add Up Awards eighth-graders placed among the top 20 students in the league MUS math students raked in numerous competitive awards competition: Yeung, 3rd place; Counce, Henke, and Mallory, 8th and recognition. The American Mathematics Contest (AMC) is a place; Mirza and Tyler, 17th place. series of tests given to junior high and high school students The Continental Math League (CML) is a student contest intended to test the participants on a variety of subjects and designed to improve students’ analytical skills and problem- problem-solving skills. As a result of their AMC scores, nine MUS solving abilities. Lower School winners were: Jonathan Yeung, students qualified for the 2003 American Invitational Mathemat- 1st place; Jonathan Tutor, 2nd place; Steven Counce and Roger ics Examination, known as the AIME: Paul Bunch, Austin Chu, Chu, 3rd place; Noah Ketler and Neely Mallory, 4th place. Andy Garrett, Charlie Gordon, Alex Guyton, Lee McNabb, Upper School students participated in the Calculus CML. Win- Michael Norman, Conor Quinn, and Parth Sheth. The school ners were: Paul Bunch, 1st place; Lee McNabb and Parth Sheth, team score is the sum of the top three scores—Chu, Sheth, and tie for 2nd place. Gordon—and their combined score of 391 out of 450 on the AMC placed MUS among the top schools in the state. Hull Lower School students participated in the AMC 8, and eight seventh-grade students received scores among the top 25 from MUS, which was very impressive, according to Mrs. Maria Burke, Lower School math instructor. Eighth-grader Jonathan Yeung scored highest, and there was a four-way tie for second place between seventh-grader Scott Edwards and eighth-graders Andrew Jehl, Neely Mallory, and John Stokes. MATHCOUNTS is an annual, regional competition in subjects such as probability, statistics, linear algebra, and polynomi- als. As a team, MUS placed third in the regional competition. MathCounts Team: Jonathan Tutor, Michael Stein, Roger Chu, Noah Ketler, Neely Mallory, Steven Counce, Will Aldridge, and Jonathan Yeung in front

8 Inside MUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Parlez-vous Français? ¿Habla español? Veni, Vidi, Vici On March 4, MUS foreign language students participated in This spring, 37 MUS Latin students competed not only for the national French and Spanish exams. Seniors Lee McNabb academic excellence in Latin but also in swimming, discus, track and JK Minervini placed sixth and seventh, respectively, in the and field activities, costume contests, and Dramatic Latin con- nation, out of more than 10,000 competitors on the French tests. The Tennessee Junior Classical League Convention (TJCL) exam. Six Owls placed in the statewide top ten: McNabb, 2nd; was held in Smyrna, Tennessee, April 11-12, and more than 900 Minervini, 3rd; Andrew Manugian, 5th; Jonathan Barnes, 6th; Latin students from across the state competed in the numerous Parth Sheth, 7th; and Jacob Weinstein, 10th. academic, athletic, and artistic areas. As the 2002-2003 president Spanish students were tested based on their level of study. of the TJCL, junior Austin Chu presided over two general assem- Many were recognized for their performance: Level 4—William blies. Adams, Austin Carpenter, David Warren, and Mauricio The MUS delegation received a trophy for fourth place in Rápalo; Level 3—Evan Herrera, Matt Sights, and Gabriel academics, and the swimming relay team—Chu, Erim Sarinoglu, Rápalo; Level 2—Lee Hoyle, Mike Schaefer, Michael Fong, Parth Sheth, and Hank Wynn—won third place. The following Charles Askew, Phillip Flinn, Warren Stafford, Stephen Nease, students received individual awards: Beau Britton, Alex Chinn, Wilson McManus, and Cody Mayer; Level 1—Matt Dowling, Austin Chu, Shea Conaway, Tyler Fisher, Bryan Fox, Will Christopher Thomas, Matt Farmer, John Hensley, Bryce Hickman, Greg Jones, Walter Klyce, Jesse Mahautmr, Will Hendry, Daniel Harriman, Keith Parson, Frank Jemison, John Pickens, Conor Quinn, Erim Sarinoglu, Grayson Sharpe, Parth Klinke, Hayden Pendergrass, Barrett Steinberg, Christopher Sheth, Andras Tigyi, Robert Wallace, Hank Wynn, and Peter Williamson, Paul Zattler, James Aiken, Jason Bond, Zachary Zanca. In addition, junior Tyler Fisher was elected first vice- Kisber, Paul Yacoubian, Jason Northington, and Eric Reid. president for 2003-2004

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GRADE 12 GRADE 12 GRADE 11 GRADE 10 GRADE 9 GRADE 8 GRADE 7 Lee McNabb William Adams Brandon Arrindell Kane Alber Benjamin Ashley Tyler Anthony Andrew Amos Ben Alexander Tyler Beard Ben Bleustein Collier Calandruccio Stephen Bowie Morgan Arant GRADE 10 Eli Atkinson Tom Billings Jordan Crawford Tom Chiu Elliott Cole Hudson Atkins Charles Askew Chris Beck Brent Boswell Cody Curtis David Deaderick Stephen Counce Austin Beckford Alex Chinn Preston Blankenship William Brandon John Daniel Matthew Doss Khang Dang Paul Billings Clint Cowan Owen Brafford Timothy Chen Preston Dennis Matt Dowling Miles DeBardeleben Christopher Bloodworth Michael Fong Trae Bryant Austin Chu Andrew Dudas Brian Evans Jay Edwards Conor Bolich Robert Goff Paul Bunch Chris Cole Price Edwards Zach Glover Drew Hammond Roger Chu Brent Phillips Austin Carpenter Sean Curran Phillip Flinn Andrew Gordon William Harris Anthony Dang Parth Sheth Dara Chan Spencer Dailey Chris Freeman Oliver Green Josh Henke Michael Duke Eric Wilson Mark Chen Gatlin Hardin Joey Friend William Jameson Philip Heppel Hunter Edens Derek Clenin GRADE 9 Evan Herrera Alex Guyton Frank Jemison Naveed Mirza Daniel Ernst Dana Doggrell Andrew Hoff Michael Haas Matt Johnson Lee Moore Daren Freebing Shea Conaway Jamie Drinan Bryan Fox Lee Hoyle Russ Hinson Greg Jones Ed Porter Watson George George Edwards Andrew Hooser Tommy Horton Patrick Kimberlin Max Rose Sam Goldstein Daniel Harriman Andy Garrett Bryce Hendry Todd Jean-Pierre Sashank Karri Zachary Kisber Erim Sarinoglu Nelson Graham Dustin Geer Peter Jones Benjamin Katz Walter Klyce Kristof Tigyi Travis Hamm Jesse Mahautmr Marshall Goldsmith Hayden Pendergrass Adam Kaplan Bo Ladyman Scott Lillard Byron Tyler Grant Heflin Sean Gould Jack Louie Andrew Manugian Garrott McClintock Artem Volosnikov Jack Heflin Grayson Sharpe Houston Hagewood Sunny Majumdar Aaron Markowitz Donald McClure Jeffrey Webb Robert Hoehn Peter Zanca Faris Haykal Cash McCracken Cody Mayer Jason Northington Jeffrey Wright Barrett Huggins Joel Iglehart GRADE 8 Lyle Muller Harry Mayfield Keith Parsons Jonathan Yeung Wesley Jones Shahzad Khan Andrew Jehl Eddie Owen Michael McCulloch Rob Peeler Parker Joyner Alex Lawhorn Noah Ketler Will Owens Wilson McManus Will Pickens Philip Lewis Kirk Malmo Neely Mallory Blake Lindsay Doug Pleiman Stephen Nease Gabriel Rapalo Tyler Massey John Stokes Barlow Mann Austin Rainey Randall Noel David Shochat Scott McClintock Clark Mayfield Phillip Reed Andrew Olinger Nicholas Skefos Andrew Millen GRADE 7 Brian Shoptaw Mike Schaeffer Alex Snyder Ross Montague Xander Batey James McKenzie Hite McLean Scott Tashie Matt Sights Barrett Steinberg Vance Montgomery Alan Blount Edward Taylor Wes Spiro Will Thornton Corey Scheinblum Michael Cross Ryves Moore Michael Morisy Clayton Thomas Warren Stafford Andras Tigyi Jay Snyder Asad Dilawari Blake Wiedman Aaron Struminger Reid Wesson Michael Stein Scott Edwards Michael Murphy Edward Nenon Ben Tacker Brian Wurzburg Joshua Vieira Teddy Klug John Taylor Paul Yacoubian Cade Wallace Stephen Maroda John Phillips Conor Quinn Kevin Wang Paul Zettler Cory Weldon Will Mays Babu Rayudu Jacob Weinstein Kyle Wherry Mark McLeod Hunter Shell Hank Wynn Malcolm Wood Will Pryor Craig Sneed Luke Wynn Michael Sousoulas Hill Stoecklein Robbie Zettler Peter Travis Scott Williams Blair Wright Tyler Wohrman

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Inside MUS 9 History Roll Call of Honor Societies MUS is a charter member of the History Honor Society, founded in 2002. Working in conjunction with Will Fitzhugh, founder of the Concorde Review (a quarterly magazine dedicated to the publica- tion of exemplary history work by high school students), Mr. Eric Berman succeeded in founding a group to recognize students for excellence and enthusiasm in the study of history. These students were inducted into the History Honor Society in April as charter members of the group:

Brandon Arrindell Cum Laude Mu Alpha Theta Timothy Chen Cum Laude is an honorary society modeled after the collegiate Phi Beta Kappa. Mu Alpha Theta is a national high Austin Chu Students are inducted based on their academic performance and their class school and junior college honorary Gordon Conaway standing. Seniors must have a weighted GPA within the top 20 percent of their mathematics society. Students who Sean Curran class for severn semesters and juniors must have a weighted GPA within the top qualify for membership must have Spencer Dailey 10 percent of their class for five semesters. For their academic excellence, the completed with distinction at least Joey Friend following students were inducted into Cum Laude: five semesters of college preparatory Stuart Gillespie mathematics. The following Evan Herrera Pictured above left to right: Shahzad Khan, Austin Carpenter, Lyle students were inducted into Mu Turner Holm Muller, Brent Boswell, Cash McCracken, Sean Curran, Adam Kaplan, Alpha Theta in April: Lee Hoyle Timothy Chen, Edward Taylor, Brandon Arrindell, Hill Stoecklein, Todd Jean-Pierre Tyler Wohrman, Edward Yang, and Marshall Goldsmith. Not pictured: Brandon Arrindell Adam Kaplan Dara Chan, Austin Chu, Jamie Drinan, and John Harkess Tom Billings Ben Kastan Brent Boswell Tony Montedonico Dara Chan Lyle Muller Timothy Chen Michael Norman National Honor Society Alex Chinn Joseph Robinson A student must have earned an 85 percent academic average over seven Matthew Cohen Robert Rogers semesters for seniors or five semesters for juniors to be considered for member- Sean Curran Edward Taylor ship in the National Honor Society. In addition, he must have demonstrated Trey Flowers John Taylor sound and constructive leadership and given unselfish service to his school. Charlie Gordon Admission to this organization is one of the most prestigious honors that a Gatlin Hardin secondary school student may be awarded. The following students were Andrew Hooser inducted based on their scholarship, character, leadership, and service: Andrew Howington Quill and Scroll Lee Hoyle Quill and Scroll is a national honor Tushar Jha society that recognizes achievement Adam Kaplan in journalism. Members include Blake Lindsay writers, photographers, layout Cash McCracken artists, and graphic designers. The Ryves Moore following students were recognized Lyle Muller for their outstanding service and Will Owens contributions to The Owls’ Hoot Philip Reed newspaper, The Owl yearbook, and Hill Stoecklein the MUSe literary magazine. Edward Taylor Kevin Wang Tom Billings Scott Warren Philip Blackett Owen Brafford Paul Bunch Austin Carpenter Austin Chu Sean Curran Adam Kaplan Shahzad Khan Barlow Mann Cash McCracken Lee McNabb Front row: Cash McCracken, Paul Moinester, Brandon Arrindell, Robert Rogers Owen Brafford; second row: Robert Rogers, Austin Chu, Adam Hill Stoecklein Kaplan, Lee McNabb; third row: Blake Wiedman, Edward Taylor, Laird Tuttle Michael Morisy, Shahzad Khan; back row: William Adams, An- drew Hooser, Lee Hoyle, Todd Jean-Pierre, Hill Stoecklein, Craig Trey Flowers and his parents Sneed, Paul Bunch, and Preston Blankenship

10 InsideInside MUSMUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Foreign Language Red and Blue Seniors are recognized for outstanding leadership and service with French Josh Henke John Stokes induction into the Red and Blue Society. The following seniors were commended for their contributions to MUS. Justin Beard Philip Heppel Will Thornton Andrew Jehl Hobbie Turley Ben Jaqua William Adams Todd Jean-Pierre Greg Jones Byron Tyler Adam Kaplan Haynes Vaughn Geer Alexander Sashank Karri Ryan Baum Ben Kastan Noah Ketler Artem Volosnikov Walter Klyce Robert Wallace Preston Blankenship Jesse Mahautmr Jeffrey Webb Phillip Braun Latin Sunny Majumdar Eric Wilson Paul Bunch Alex Addington Neely Mallory Jeffrey Wright Chase Carlisle West Askew Naveed Mirza Hank Wynn Derek Clenin Stephen Bowie David Morelli Jonathan Yeung Alex DeBardeleben Daniel Brown Lyle Muller Peter Zanca Jamie Drinan Dara Chan Rob Peeler Michael Eason Alex Chinn Will Pickens Ken Farmer Austin Chu Ed Porter Spanish Michael Flowers Elliott Cole Conor Quinn Brandon Arrindell Trey Flowers Shea Conaway Babu Rayudu John Daniel Andy Garrett Derek Clenin and his mother, Barbara Stephen Counce John Reinhardt Paul Bunch Mikey McGuire Sean Curran Max Rose Andy Garrett Marshall Goldsmith Khang Dang Erim Sarinoglu Evan Herrera Charlie Gordon Bryan Eder Zach Scott Andrew Hooser Houston Hagewood Jay Edwards Tim Scruggs Cash McCracken Andrew Hanover Noah Feder Grayson Sharpe Eddie Owen John Harkess Ashton Fisher Parth Sheth Matt Sights Faris Haykal Tyler Fisher David Shochat Edward Taylor Nathan Haynes Ryan Foley Randall Holcomb Bryan Fox Alan Humphreys Scott Guinn Will Hunt Drew Hammond Jesse Huseth William Harris Joel Iglehart Shahzad Khan Blake Lindsay Barlow Mann Brad Whiteside and his mother, Melinda James McKenzie Lee McNabb JK Minervini Ryves Moore Michael Morisy Bunky Parr Jeff Posson John Phillips Conor Quinn Babu Rayudu Marshall Goldsmith accepts his Red and Collins Roll Blue certificate from Bobby Alston during Hunter Shell the Chapel ceremony. Andrew Smith Robert Snowden Dara Chan with Latin teacher Hill Stoecklein Phillip Braun gets a little help from Lisa Richard Ellis Brad Whiteside Holliday with his Red and Blue lapel pin. Tyler Wohrman Junior Beta Club Each semester, a select group of Hull Lower School students are acknowl- edged for their outstanding academic achievement, character, and leadership skills with induction into the Junior Beta Club. On February 27, the following students were inducted:

Front: Noah Ketler, Stephen Maroda, Asad Dilawari, Peter Travis, Will Mays, Xander Batey; middle: Will Pryor, Blair Wright, Roger Chu, Teddy Klug, Ashton Fisher, Scott Edwards; back: Andrew Amos, Watson George, Mark McLeod, Jake McCrary, and Conor Bolich

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years InsideInside MUSMUS 1111 Owls’ Basketball Season Ends 2-1 assist-to-turnover ratio—outstanding for a point guard. in Regional Tournament John Phillips and Philip Blackett provided a The MUS varsity basketball team’s season much-needed post presence as they rebounded ended all too abruptly as the Red Knights of well and hit a high percentage of their shots. Bishop Byrne toppled the Owls in the Phillips hit 50 percent of his shots and averaged quarterfinals of the regional tournament, 55-43, seven points per game and nearly five rebounds to conclude the Owls’ year at 17-12. per game, while Blackett, who played in only 16 games because MUS eased into the quarters with an easy victory over of an injury, hit 49 percent of his shots and provided much Catholic in the first round. The Owls jumped on the out-manned muscle inside. Chargers from the outset, grabbing an early double-digit advan- Clay Chapman was perhaps the most versatile player on the tage, and never looked back, winning 65-23. MUS placed three team as he could post up or step outside and hit a three-pointer. players in double figures as everyone got to play. Junior Philip After coming back from a knee injury, Chapman started 16 Reed led the Owls with 16 points and 8 rebounds, while seniors games, was the team’s fourth leading rebounder, and also hit 33 Ryan Baum added 15 points and Andrew Hanover 12. MUS percent of his three-pointers. held the Chargers, who finished the year at 5-22, to only 17 Hanover was the Owls’ biggest threat from the perimeter. percent shooting from the field and out-rebounded them by 11 The senior hit 34 threes this year, and he averaged nearly eight to move on in the tournament. points per game. Hanover was also the team’s best free-throw However, the Owls’ run ended the next game. Bishop Byrne, shooter as he hit 82.5 percent throughout the season. But whom MUS defeated on the road just one week earlier, came out Hanover may be best known for his defensive performances as confident and prepared in the rematch. The Red Knights scored he led the team in drawn charges, averaging nearly one per the first basket of the game, and they never trailed en route to game. the 55-43 victory. The Owls trailed by eight late in the second The Owls got senior help from the bench as well. Henry quarter, but a 4-0 run to end the half gave MUS the momentum Talbot and Nathan Haynes were invaluable teammates and as they trailed 25-21 at the break. However, the Knights extended that lead to ten in the third quarter, and the Owls never got closer than six the rest of the way to absorb the defeat. Hanover led MUS in scoring as he tallied 16, while Baum added 15 points and 13 rebounds. Yet Charles Hampton’s 21 points did the Owls in as the Red Knights advanced. But the devastating loss cannot diminish the many high points of the season. MUS began the season 4-0, including a big home victory over mid-state rival MBA. After losing to defending state champion Father Ryan by two, the Owls reeled off another four victories, including a 19-point win against Johnston City in the first round of the Andrew Hanover, Ryan Baum, and John Phillips Carbondale Holiday Tournament. played hard when given the opportunity. Talbot gave ball- With the addition of the football players, the seniors began handling help when needed, while Haynes, with his signature playing much better during the winter holiday. Baum, who goggles, taught the team and all who observed the magic of the lettered four years during his career, scored 25 points again sky hook. Johnston City as he began to show some consistency in his MUS won two of three games in Carbondale to head into the game. Fighting injuries all season, Baum led the team in scoring, new year with a 9-2 record. averaging 16.5 points per game and 6.5 rebounds per game. He Unfortunately, the new year did not start off well for the was also named as the boy’s prep player of the week several Owls. MUS lost four of their next five games against some out- weeks later by The Commercial Appeal. standing competition, including Lausanne, Germantown, Other seniors also emerged to play large roles on this team. Bartlett, and Wooddale. The setbacks had MUS reeling with a 10- Senior Derek Clenin became the leader of the squad from the 6 record headed into district play. point position as he ran the team and became one of the team’s However, a win over Christian Brothers always serves as a best defensive players. He also finished the season with nearly a panacea for a struggling team. The Owls played perhaps their

12 Inside MUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years most complete game of the year against their Lapping the Competition rivals to take the 61-48 victory. Baum’s 22 points In only their second year as a varsity sport, and 8 rebounds paced MUS. the MUS swim team finished their season with Yet MUS could not maintain the momentum an impressive 53-9 record. They also finished from their big win. The Owls lost three of their next four district games to fall to 2-3 in the league as they reached a critical point in the year. But the Owls responded once again, and the recipient was again the Purple Wave. In a truly outstanding game, a Phillips-to-Baum inbound pass led to a tip-in with fewer than ten seconds remaining to give MUS the 54-53 win and set their season back on course. The Owls followed that win with an exciting triple-overtime victory over Harding. Baum was outstanding on this night, scoring 32 points and adding 11 rebounds. The win put MUS in position to Aaron Struminger, Geer Alexander, John Harkess, Jamie Drinan, Tyler Beard, Ben Katz, Warner Russell, finish high in the district, possibly even first, but the Coach Laurie Clark, Gordon Conaway, Andrew Dillon, Sam Buckner, Joseph Robinson, Josh Evensky, Drew Owls could not take advantage. They finished their Fleming, Kevin Wang, Austin Chu, Parth Sheth, Jonathan Lunati, Tommy Horton, Sashank Karrri, Sean Curran, Hank Wynn, Jonathan Barnes, Jon-Michael Taylor, Erim Sarinoglu, Collier Calandruccio, Taylor district season losing two of their last three games to Maury, Dex Witte, Gatlin Hartin, and Cody Mayer; not pictured: Jim Carter and Nicholas Vincent finish 5-5 in the league. However, some underclassmen began to play more minutes second in the Shelby County High School Championships. With and play significantly better. twice as many swimmers as last year’s team, an extraordinary Reed started 24 games this season but really played good ball winning season was not the only thing the swim team accom- near the end of the year. He led the team in scoring in three of plished. the team’s final five games, and he averaged more than eight After more than a 70-year hiatus, swimming returned to points per game and more than three rebounds per game for the MUS four years ago as a club sport with six swimmers. The season. His slashing style caused problems for teams throughout. second year the Junior Blake Wiedman also played better later in the year as team grew to 13 he logged significant minutes coming off the bench. He played swimmers. Last in 25 games and had only 13 turnovers all season to provide year, as the team some depth for the team. became a full These underclassmen, as well as Chris Cole, Lee Hoyle, John varsity sport, Conrad McCrary, and Marcus Moss, provided good effort and there were 16 were very valuable teammates. swimmers on the The Owls finished the regular season well with a road victory roster. Led by over Bishop Byrne before heading into the region tournament. senior captains However, after an easy win over Catholic, they could not beat pictured here John Harkess, Jamie Drinan, and Geer the Red Knights again as their 2002-03 season ended. Alexander, the 2002-03 team finished the season with 32 swim- Ryan Baum, who completed his four-year varsity career with mers, validating the swim team as the newest addition to the 1,326 points and 532 rebounds, was recognized with many post- varsity line-up of sports at MUS. season honors. He was named All-State, All-Metro, and All- The Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association District, all for the second straight year. Two other Owls, senior (TISCA) governs high school swimming. Unlike TSSAA, TISCA John Phillips and junior Phillip Reed, received Honorable Men- allows competition among public and private schools, regardless tion All-District. Team awards went to the following players: Dr. of the size of the school. MUS competes in the Shelby County L.C. Ogle Most Valuable Award—Ryan Baum; Ross Livermore High School Swim League. The 14 men’s teams in this league are Spirit Award—Clay Chapman; Best Team Player—John Phillips; CBHS, Briarcrest, ECS, St. George’s, St. Benedict, Lausanne, Best Defensive Player—Derek Clenin; Most Improved Player— Houston, Germantown, Collierville, White Station, Cordova, Andrew Hanover; Leading Rebounder—Ryan Baum; and Highest Bolton, Bartlett, and MUS. Free Throw Percentage—Andrew Hanover. High school swimming is a team sport, and for teams to do Though the Owls say goodbye to eight seniors, they are well it requires swimmers to put the interest of the team ahead excited about some younger players coming up and look forward of individual performance. Even though the MUS team had a to next fall. strong contingency of short freestylers and breaststrokers this

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Inside MUS 13 year, many team members swam events that Hitting the Mats weren’t their strongest and swam them well. The The 2002-2003 wrestling team finished the 53-9 regular season record is testimony to the regular season undefeated (9-0) and had three talent, depth, and character of this young team. team members earn medals in the state indi- The Aquatic Owls finished in second place, vidual wrestling tournament. The team placed of the 14 teams, at the Shelby County High second in the Regional Tournament, which sent School Swimming Championships. The MUS them to the State Dual Tournament for the team scored 506 points, less than 50 points behind first-place third consecutive year. The team finished in the top ten of 21 CBHS’s 550 points, and more than 100 points ahead of third-place teams in both the Black Horse Invitational and the State Tourna- Houston’s 403. With a fourth place finish from three years ago ments. Senior Blake Lindsay was chosen All-Metro. and the third-place finishes for the past two years, the team has Several individuals had outstanding results at the State set their sights on the first-place trophy next year. Again, the team Individual Tournament. Lindsay was a third-place medallist. depth and spirit played a vital roll. The Owls were the only team Nelson Rainey and Andrew Hooser (who is now a two-time in the league, male or female, to completely fill all their possible state medallist) were also medallists. The success of this year’s entries. wrestling team has laid a solid foundation for success in future Finishing off the season, the team traveled to Nashville to years. The team also received strong contributions from sopho- compete in the Tennessee High School Swimming Champion- mores Sloan Abernathy, Hays Doan, Josh Hall, Chris Levy, ships. Competition included more than 100 teams and more than Nelson Rainey, and Tom Sampson whom Coach Tommy 1,000 athletes from across the state. In individual competition, Harrison expects will form a solid nucleus for the team next Jamie Drinan qualified and swam the 50-yard freestyle, and year. Garrott McClintock won first place in the Freshman City Austin Chu qualified and swam the 200-yard individual medley. Championship and Mason George placed as well. At the state meet, held in Clarksville, the Owls were competitive though they lost both matches. MUS lost in the opening round to Father Ryan, 57-24. Geer Alexander, Lindsay, and Alan Humphreys all won their matches, in- Front: Tom Sampson, Hays Doan, Joey Friend, Buck Lawson, Andrew Hooser, Blake Lindsay, Matt Cohen, Cameron Ridgway, cluding a pin by Nelson Rainey, Chris Levy; back: Coach Shaun Gehres, Sloan Abernathy, Grayson Sharpe, Geer Alexander, Wills Gardner, Josh Hall, Coach Tommy Harrison, Danny Travis, Mason George, Matt Rutherford, Garrott McClintock, and Coach Burton Milnor Lindsay. The team loss moved MUS into Competing in the 200-yard medley relay were Kevin Wang, Chu, the consolation bracket where they battled Brentwood Academy. Drinan, and Tyler Beard. The 200-yard freestyle relay team The Owls won several matches once again but could not do consisted of Alexander, Hank Wynn, Harkess, and Drinan, while enough as they lost 56-23. the 400-yard freestyle relay team members were Alexander, Alexander, Hooser, Cameron Ridgway, and Matt Ruther- Harkess, Wang, and Drinan. Most team members swam personal ford all won their matches for MUS, including pins by best times. Alexander, Hooser, and Rutherford. Though the Owls lost both Post-season awards were given to the following team mem- team matches, they were much more competitive at the state bers: Most Valuable—Jamie Drinan; Most Improved—Hank Wynn; duals this year as they finished ninth. Coach’s Award—John Harkess; and MUS Award—Geer Alexander. Post-season awards were given to the following students: Swim team members included: seniors Alexander, Drinan, and Most Improved—Matt Rutherford; Spirit Award—Andrew Hooser; Harkess; juniors Beard, Sam Buckner, Timothy Chen, Chu, Team Award—Alan Humphreys; Team Award—Geer Alexander; Gordon Conaway, Sean Curran, Andrew Dillon, Gatlin Hardin, Team Award—Matt Cohen; and Most Valuable—Blake Lindsay. Joseph Robinson, and Nicholas Vincent; sophomores Jonathan The coaching staff, Tommy Harrison, Shaun Gehres, Bur- Barnes, Josh Evensky, Drew Fleming, Tommy Horton, Sashank ton Milnor, and Phillip Gennette are proud of the hard work Karri, Ben Katz, Jonathan Lunati, Cody Mayer, Warner Russell, and dedication by the boys this year and expect the wrestling Aaron Struminger, Jon-Michael Taylor, Wang, and Wynn; program to continue to grow. freshmen Collier Calandruccio, Jim Carter, Taylor Maury, and Dex Witte; and eighth-grader Erim Sarinoglu.

14 Inside MUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Dedication and Drive from New Jersey who had beaten us at Disney in 2001. In Tennessee we were not really chal- Bring Home Lacrosse lenged at the beginning of the season, and we State Championship fell back to our old apathetic ways. This was by Ken Farmer ’03 made very apparent by an embarrassing loss to “Way to go guys. All the hard work and cold, MBA. After that disappointment, we refocused rainy preseason practices paid off tonight!” This on the goal of bringing the state trophy back to is what I heard over the cheers from the Montgomery Bell where it belongs. We completed the regular season with a win Academy bench as I walked back to the locker room with my over Christian Brothers High School, and then had two intense head hung in shame after suffering a 16-5 defeat to the Big Red. weeks of practice before the state tournament. We faced a very We too persevered through miserable January Phy-D, but some- strong McCallie team, the defending state champion, in the how we had just received by far the worst beating of my career. semifinal. With strong senior leadership and play reminiscent of The team had lost focus of our goals, and we were no longer the 1999 year, we prevailed 7-5 and went on to face an 18-0 MBA playing with heart. Coach Elliot Dent started coaching lacrosse at MUS in 1997. That young team had heart and dreams of making it to the finals. They reached their goal by beating MBA for the first time in MUS lacrosse history in the semifinal game, but they lost a close game to McCallie in the finals. The returning players came back the next year with big ambitions of winning that championship game, which they did, and the MUS dynasty began. By 1999 many of those young players were now seniors, the team dominated, and they won the championship with ease. In 2000, new young players were starting to make an impact, but the senior leadership came from experienced veterans who had been there when the program was still struggling. We won the championship for the third straight year in 2000 after a very tough Seniors on the team were Lee McNabb, Philip Lewis, Gray Sain, Ken Farmer, Joel Iglehart, Chase Carlisle, Jamie Drinan, and James McKenzie. semifinal game over number one seed MBA. In 2001, there were still a couple of seniors that were around to learn from the team with 12 seniors who were very hungry for a state champi- example of the early great players like Ben Bailey ’99, Jason onship before they graduated. We knew it would be a challenge, Lewin ’98, Billy Kuntz ’99, and Bill Mealor ’99, but the team’s but we were ready. The team played with more heart and desire focus began to slip. It took a than we ever had. After going down 5-3 at half- midseason loss in St. Louis to time, we had a great third quarter and pulled remind the team that state ahead 8-6. The defense—led by goalie Phillip championships are only Lewis and defensemen Edward Taylor, Jamie achieved through heart, dedica- Drinan, and Elliot Embry along with defensive tion, teamwork, and desire. We middie Chase Carlisle—did an outstanding job of faced a great MBA team in the holding MBA to two goals in the second half. championship and barely pulled Coupled with an offensive surge by the “bomb it out in overtime. By 2002, squad” (Ken Farmer, Stuart Gillespie, and Dan there were no traces left of the Gibson), we won our fifth state championship in leadership and heart that made six years 11-7. the MUS lacrosse program as Although the lacrosse program has become successful as it had become. We successful, it has never been easy and never will had become complacent and no Brian Shoptaw be. MUS was favored to win the championship in one had memories of anything other than state championships. only one of the five championship seasons. The 2003 team We forgot how much work it took and thought it would just “fall decided that because our state championship was a team victory, into our laps.” We lost in the semifinals. we would not elect a team MVP. However, individual honors This year the team took on the blue-collar work ethic that included Taylor as Defensive MVP and Farmer as Offensive MVP started the program’s success. We worked harder than ever in the of the state tournament. Both were named First Team All-State. off-season and started the season right with a successful spring Drinan, Lewis, Joel Iglehart, Gray Sain, and Carlisle were break trip to Disney’s Wide World of Sports where we defeated named to Second Team All-State. Kyle Slattery, Gibson, several Northeastern prep-schools including The Peddie School Gillespie, and Embry all received an Honorable Mention.

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Inside MUS 15 Varsity Soccer Team, In the state-title match, the large, noisy crowd saw outstanding effort and performances. State Runner-Up After a scoreless first half, CBHS took the lead The 2003 varsity soccer season will go down as with about 25 minutes remaining in the game one of the most memorable and exciting ever as with a goal, and they looked as if they would the team advanced to the state championship take control of the game. However, MUS did not match before losing in overtime. Still, the sur- lie down as they fought back to tie the game prising runner-up finish completes one of the most successful with a goal by junior Doug Pleiman. Once again, the game years in recent history for the soccer program, led by Head eventually went to extra periods. After a scoreless first ten- Coach Vincent Beck. minute overtime period, CBHS put the game out of reach in the The team, with only one graduating senior, Mikey McGuire, second ten-minute period. Two goals in the final five minutes started the season with eight consecutive wins, including a secured the championship for the Purple Wave. Though the victory over Houston, a perennial soccer power. The Owls were season did not end as they would have liked, the Owls could take rarely tested in these first eight much from their experiences and runner- matches as they scored at least up finish, the school’s first state-title three goals in each game. This appearance since 1996. stretch included wins over The youth of this team is what Nashville teams Father Ryan at excites MUS soccer fans. The squad loses home and Brentwood Acad- only McGuire, who will continue his emy in an away match. soccer career at Lambuth University in After the win against Jackson, Tennessee. Juniors on the team Houston, the Owls suffered included Winfield Clifford, Paul their first loss of the season, a Moinester, Pleiman, Christian Reeser, 1-0 setback at CBHS, foreshad- Ches Linebarier Clayton Thomas, Scott Warren, Blake owing upcoming events. MUS Scott Warren (6) Wiedman, and Stephen Weston. The then won two more games Ryan Freebing (17) team also consisted of sophomores Kane before settling for two ties. The Clayton Thomas (3) Alber, Ryan Freebing, Ches Linebarier, Owls forced a 2-2 tie against a Michael O’Mell, Kyle Rosenberg, Aaron powerful Germantown squad, and then they tied Struminger, and Ben Tacker, while defending AA state champion, Ridgeway, 1-1. MUS freshmen Brian Evans, David Shochat, and Logan Welch also ended the regular season with a 1-0 victory over ECS to head contributed. into the regional tournament with a 11-1-2 record. Post-season awards were voted on by the team members and After having lost to ECS in the second round of the regional presented to the following students: Most Improved Blake tournament, the Owls faced a must-win situation against Wiedman and Most Valuable Ben Tacker. Briarcrest to avoid having the season end. MUS stepped up in the With the nucleus of this team returning next season, more regional third-place game to win 2-0 and advance to the state great accomplishments are expected. tournament, held at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex in Memphis during semester exams. Kicking Up His Heels The players’ stamina and spirits were tested in the state Senior Mikey McGuire has been kicking the soccer ball since tournament as they fought off some outstanding, talented teams he was four years old. Next year, he will step into a whole new to stay alive and advance. In the first round against league as he continues his Battle Ground Academy, the number-one seed in the soccer career at Lambuth middle section of the state, the Owls led most of the University in Jackson, way before being tied late in the game. BGA tied the Tennessee, where he has game once again in the overtime period to force a been awarded academic shootout. However, MUS prevailed in the penalty-kick and athletic scholarships round to advance. to play for the Eagles. In the state semifinals, the Owls went up against McGuire has been a McCallie. In another tight match, MUS again needed member of MUS’s win- some extra time. And just as in the first round, the Mikey McGuire with coaches ning soccer team since he Owls needed to go to the penalty-kick round before Vincent Beck and Clint Brown was an eighth-grader, and dispatching the best team in the eastern part of the during this time, the team has amassed a 53-26-16 record. state. The win moved MUS to the title game against their rival, McGuire plays right fullback and was especially excited to have the extremely talented squad from Christian Brothers.

16 Inside MUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years scored twice and had five assists in his senior regular season as they cruised into the season—quite an achievement for a defensive postseason. MUS lost only three team matches player. McGuire played in his first varsity game all year as they tried to get experience for many while still in the eighth grade and has been a of the younger players. They did not lose an starter since his sophomore year. McGuire was a individual match until nearly a month into the two-sport athlete, but he gave up football this regular season, and they closed out the regular year to concentrate on honing his soccer skills, season with five straight team wins. The Owls hoping to increase his chances of receiving a college scholarship. also once again claimed first in the prestigious Buckhead Rotary “I’ve always wanted to play soccer in college,” he said. Tournament as they defeated powerful teams St. Pius X, Lambuth was McGuire’s first choice on his list of colleges so Harrison, and Walton to defend their title. These matches pre- he was excited when Eagles Coach Clint Brown told him he had pared them for the postseason. been awarded the scholarship. Coach Brown is the former direc- MUS looked primed to defend tor of the Ranger Soccer Club in Memphis and has known its state title in the regional tourna- McGuire for years. Brown says that Lambuth has recruited ment. The Owls easily won the several talented athletes in recent years, and the soccer program individual singles and doubles titles, is starting to gain national recognition. Last season, the school and they claimed the team title with was ranked sixteenth in the nation in the National Association 5-0 victories over both ECS and of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) conference. Brown is leaving CBHS. Then they defeated Battle Lambuth to accept a teaching and coaching position at the Ground Academy in the state Hutchison School for the 2003-04 school year. He is confident quarterfinals, 4-0, to advance. In the that McGuire will be successful in college. “I know what his semifinals McCallie offered little abilities are, and I know his talents will be well-used.” Hays Mabry resistance as the Owls defeated them Coach Vincent Beck, varsity soccer coach and science in- 4-1 to head into the finals against structor at MUS said, “Mikey is one of the finest young men I MBA, whom they had seen in the finals the previous three years. have ever coached. His work ethic and attitude are second to Coach Taylor loses only two seniors from this year’s team— none, and I know that will make his college career at Lambuth Ben Alexander and Flowers who provided excellent leadership. very successful.” Other members of the tennis team included juniors Justin Foreman, Alex Gates, and Mabry; sophomores Ben Bleustein, Tennis Team Takes 2nd in State; Weller Drennon, Andrew Dudas, Ronny Khuri, Michael McCulloch, Scott McLeod, Worth Morgan, Guyton, and Singles and Doubles Bring Ladyman; and freshmen Zach Glover, Spencer Heflin, and Mike Home the Title Montesi. Finally, two eighth graders who played large roles on Some may say that the dynasty is over. Others may say that the king is dead. However, anyone who knows anything about varsity tennis in Tennessee knows that even though MUS may not have won their sixth consecutive state title this past May, Coach Bill Taylor and the Owls still have the premier program in the state and will once again be a favorite to win state next season. Yet the loss in the state-title match still stings. MUS held a 3-2 lead against MBA going into the two doubles matches after wins by senior Michael Flowers and sophomores Alex Guyton and Bo Ladyman in singles action. But the two Owls doubles teams— Tennis Team: Michael Flowers, Bo Ladyman, Assistant Coach Ben Cousins ’95, Hays Mabry, Alex Guyton, Jordan Smith, Alex Gates, William Lang, Guyton/Ladyman and Flowers/Hays Mabry—could not get that and Coach Bill Taylor final point as MBA took the title in dramatic fashion. MUS responded in individual action as Flowers won the this team and contributed greatly were William Lang and individual state singles title, and the doubles team of Guyton/ Jordan Smith. The Harrison-Humphreys Tennis Award was given Ladyman took the doubles state championship to end the season to graduating senior Michael Flowers. positively. Though the loss at state may have disappointed the team However, the loss at state should not diminish the accom- and its followers, it should reignite the drive and hunger to start plishments of this team. The Owls were rarely tested during the another streak.

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Inside MUS 17 Track Hurdles the Compeition The youth of this team creates some excitement for the future as sophomore participants The 2003 track-and-field season ended in a dominated many of the events this season. Also, place it had never ended before—at the Briarcrest several freshmen made the jump to varsity and Sports Complex in east Shelby County. performed very well. Hunter Adams showed his With the TSSAA spring-sports state tourna- potential to be an outstanding distance runner ments moving to Memphis for the first time in with some fine efforts this season. Also, athletes many years, the Owls state track qualifiers got to stay at home to like Owens, Rob Peeler, and Will Pickens competed in varsity compete, and they performed well. As a team the Owls finished meets. Collins Roll was presented the Robert J. Hussey Track eighth, tallying 37 total points. “Most Valuable” Award at the team’s end of season banquet. Both Andrew Hooser and John David Lawhorn finished With this youth third, earning the team six points each. Hooser, a junior, re- and the experience gained ceived his third place in the shot put by throwing 49'-11 1/2'’. from the regular season Sophomore Lawhorn, who finished tenth one week earlier in the and the postseason meets, state decathlon, ran third in the 300-meter hurdles. He also the program will return finished fourth in the 110-meter high-hurdles and eighth in the soon to competing for long jump, totaling twelve points overall for the Owls. postseason titles. Other MUS athletes placed at state as well. Senior Collins Roll ran the 400-meter dash in 51.61 seconds, finishing fourth. Roll also anchored the Owls’ 4x800-meter relay team, which Diamond finished fifth, about five seconds out of first. Other members of Owls Future that team included freshman Matt Dowling, junior Brad Spicer, and senior Will Hunt. Looks Bright Todd Jean-Pierre, a junior, also brought home a fifth-place Diamond Owls base- finish and four team points in the discus as he threw 136'-8'’, ball continued to make and sophomore Walker Pritchard placed fifth in the 100-meter strides in 2003 finishing dash, running it in 11.31 seconds. with an overall record of Rounding out the MUS team was senior Will Hunt. Hunt Bunky Parr 19-15-1. It was their first competed in the 800- winning season since 2000 meter run, and he finished and the most wins since 1997. In a season it in 2:04.77, giving him that saw the Diamond Owls get off to the seventh place. best start in school history at 5-0-1, Coach At the beginning of Marc MacMillan ’92 was very pleased with the season, MUS placed his team’s overall performance. “This year’s fourth out of 17 teams at squad did a fine job of focusing on the areas the Briarcrest Multi-Meet, we emphasized in the preseason, and, beating some very good therefore, we were able to experience a little teams from across the more success than in past years,” said Coach state. The Owls also got a MacMillan. “The overall strides we made third-place finish at the and confidence gained are significant for Harding Invitational, our future teams.” including several first- The Diamond Owls opened the season with a 13-inning, 5-4 victory over place finishes. The long- Front: Devin Owen, Will Thornton, Drew Alston; back: Coach Orlando jump team, consisting of McKay, Rob Heflin, J.D. Lawhorn, Hayes Doan, and Coach Bobby Alston Bolton High School and continued their sophomore Rob Heflin, winning ways by taking first place in the who also qualified for the state decathlon and finished eleventh, 2003 Pepsi Challenge. Junior pitcher Will Owens was nominated freshman Devin Owens, and Lawhorn, finished first. Also, two as the Tournament MVP. The Diamond Owls then captured third relay teams came out on top. Junior Neil Taylor and sophomores place in the 2003 Ridgeway Invitational beating White Station Kane Alber, Pritchard, and Lawhorn won the 4x100-meter relay, High School by a score of 7-2. After opening the season against while the 4x400-meter relay team, made up of Alber, Lawhorn, outer-divisional competition, the Diamond Owls began divi- Hunt, and Roll, came in first as well. sional play and picked up big wins along the way against Divi- MUS also won some key dual meets against some AAA sion II (DII) state finalists Briarcrest Christian School, Harding schools. The Owls handily defeated Germantown and Collierville Academy, and St. Benedict at Auburndale. “When the team is as during the year to prepare them for the postseason meets. young as we have been for the past three years, it is gratifying to

18 Inside MUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years see the improvements we have made. In divi- Malmo. With 20 players returning from both sional play, we had struggled in the past against the varsity and junior varsity teams, Coach Harding, and this year we were able to get over MacMillan and staff are optimistic for 2004. that hump along with picking up our first vic- “Our seniors over the years have laid a founda- tory in the opening round of the DII West Ten- tion for those players returning to continue to nessee Regional,” said Coach MacMillan. “Im- build on, and I look forward to 2004 with great provement is made with short steps and not one excitement.” huge leap. This squad continued what we have been trying to do for the past four years—get a little better every year.” Honored Athletes Post season awards were presented to the following students: The annual All Sports Banquet was held on May 4, and in Best Defensive Player-Rich Bollinger; Best Offensive Player- addition to the athletes recognized for their individual sports, Philip Reed; Most Improved Player-Brent Phillips; Spirit Award- several graduating seniors were honored for their commitment Blake Lindsay; and Most and overall excellence in MUS athletics. The Paul Trowbridge Valuable Player-Philip Reed. Gillespie Scholar-Athlete Award for 2003 went to Jamie Drinan The 2003 Diamond Owls and Blake Lindsay. The James R. Haygood III Best All-Around roster consisted of seniors Athlete Award was presented to Derek Clenin and the Al Wright David Jacobson, Blake Christian Character Award was given to Alex DeBardeleben. Lindsay, Ryves Moore, Bunky Parr, and Hill Stoecklein; juniors Rich Bollinger, Will Owens, Philip Reed, and Kyle Vogel; Derek Clenin, Alex DeBar- sophomores David Delugach, deleben, Joey Friend, Warren Grimm, Jamie Drinan, Matt Henning, Mason and Blake Lindsay Mosby, Rob Park, Brent Phillips, and William Stout; Ryves Moore and freshman Donnie Best of the Preps MUS athletes were an integral group in The Commercial Get your photos @ i2p3.com Appeal’s Best of the Preps (BOP) program this year. The BOP program was started by two former Commercial Appeal editors in MUS sports photography is being taken to 1970 to promote and encourage athletics among high schools in a new level. Larry Inman with Inman Images the Memphis area. has partnered with Ross Guscette with Painted Blake Lindsay was named Private Division Male Scholar- Pixel Productions to bring you i2p3.com. Athlete of the Year, Michael Flowers was named Boys Tennis Visit www.i2p3.com to find MUS game Champion, and Derek Clenin was a finalist for Male Athlete of photos for all sports. In addition to professional the Year. Several other students were recognized as finalists in prints from a wide selection of game images, their respective sports: football, Derek Clenin; boys golf, Scott i2p3.com will produce Video CDs for selected Tashie; boys cross country, Collins Roll; and boys soccer, Mikey McGuire. Coach Bill Taylor was named boys tennis Coach of games and season reviews – a keepsake as well the Year for the sixth time in seven years. as an archive that you will have forever. In the final team standings, MUS ranked third in the Boys Teams division, behind Christian Brothers High School and INMAN IMAGES Ridgeway High School, and fourth in the Private School division. Larry Inman (901) 331-0033 The following winter and spring sports athletes were named email: [email protected] to the BOP All-Metro teams: baseball-Will Owens, Bunky Parr, PAINTED PIXEL PRODUCTIONS and Philip Reed; basketball-Ryan Baum; soccer-Mikey Ross Guscette (901) 737-0928 McGuire, Paul Moinester, Doug Pleiman, Christian Reeser, email: [email protected] and Ben Tacker; tennis-Michael Flowers, Alex Guyton, Bo Ladyman, and Hays Mabry; track-Will Hunt, Todd Jean-Pierre, J.D. Lawhorn, and Collins Roll; and wrestling-Blake Lindsay.

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Inside MUS 19 Eighth-Grade Hoops LOWER SCHOOL Seventh-Grade Shoot for Titles Basketball Earns The eighth-grade basketball team, led by Their Trophy Coaches Kevin Parker ’84 and Paul Reaves ’84, Led by Coach Scott Rose ’82 and Assis- completed another fabulous season, going 24-1 tant Coach Jeffrey Wright, the seventh-grade and claiming two tournament titles. basketball team completed a fine season, going Members of the team included Drew Alston, Louis 21-5 and taking home a Shelby League Championship trophy. Amagliani, Richard Blount, Daniel Brown, Brandon Byrd, Members of the team included Alan Blount, Patrick Boyer, Elliott Cole, Stephen Counce, Tyler Horn, Philip May, Naveed Watson George, Connell Hall, Brent Hooks, Graham Jones, Mirza, Max Rose, Zach Scott, and John Stokes. Teddy Klug, Tyler Massey, Jake McCrary, Ross Montague, Blair Wright, and Robbie Zettler. The Owls started the season off slowly, going 2-2 in their first four games. However, a runner- up showing at the Pendleton Holiday Tournament got the team on track as they began to play better basketball. MUS then finished the season winning 14 of their final 16 games, including a big win over SBEC near the end of the year. Klug’s three-pointer in the Eighth-graders John Stokes, waning seconds of the game Elliott Cole, and Zach Scott secured the victory as the squad prepared for the postseason. The season started In the Shelby League with a blowout victory Postseason Tournament, the Owls over Collierville, and the reached the finals with a hard- Owls rarely looked back as they piled up many double-digit fought 44-26 win over Harding. Their opponent in the finals victories. would be ECS, a team that had become their biggest rival MUS also claimed two holiday tournament titles. They won throughout the year. The championship tilt was close, but the six games by an average margin of 21.8 points to take the Owls persevered with a late run to win 32-28 and take home the Pendleton Tournament, and later they cruised in the White title. Station Middle School Open Tournament behind four consecu- The season was a success, and the players learned much as tive solid performances. they prepared for their future in the MUS basketball program. The squad entered the postseason Shelby League Tournament with a 23-0 record as they sought perfection. First, MUS got an easy victory over Harding to advance to the finals where they would meet their rival, the ECS Eagles, a team they had beaten three previous times. However, in the title game, ECS got the Tyler Massey follows the ball best of the Owls, defeating them 56-49 in as Jake McCrary double overtime. takes his shot. Even with the loss, MUS had an outstanding season. Expect to see many of these eighth-graders contribute on the varsity level in the very near future.

Seventh-grader Ross Montague

20 Inside MUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Moore, Kevin Owen, Michael Park, John Wrestlers Win LOWER SCHOOL Reinhardt, Zach Scott, Ben Stallworth, and The 2002 Hull Lower School wrestling team Ben Waller. was filled with many new faces as a large sev- The eighth grade also struggled early opening enth-grade group participated with the eighth- the season with a 1-4-1 record but quickly graders. The seventh-graders, including Austin turned things around winning nine of their Alexander, Andrew Amos, Andrew Flowers, next eleven games and finishing the season Jack Heflin, Nathaniel Kastan, John Kim, Scott with an overall record of 10-6-1. Throughout the regular season, McClintock, Corey Scheinblum, and Luke Wynn, played a the eighth-grade finished second at the Bartlett Invitational, large role on this team and participated in nearly all of the third at the Super Pretzel Shootout in Southaven, Mississippi, tournaments. and first in regular season league play. After beating Houston by The seventh-graders joined a strong group of eighth-grade scores of 9-0 and 9-2 during the regular season, the Lower School wrestlers. Will Aldridge placed second at the YMCA Tourna- Owls suffered a tough 2-1 defeat to Houston in the Shelby ment, while James Jefferson and Miles Tamboli claimed fourth League Tournament. at the same tournament. Paul Kennedy finished second at the Houston Invitational and third at the Collierville Tournament, and Ben Stallworth placed third at the Freshman City Champi- Large Numbers Lead onships. Miles DeBardeleben finished in the top four of every to Success in Lacrosse middle-school tournament that he participated in, while Led by Coach David Gearhardt, the Hull Lower School Harrison Hunt won several tournaments this year. Tyler An- lacrosse teams once again had successful seasons as record thony, Ashton Fisher, Josh Geraldson, Graham Gillespie, John numbers of young men participated in the sport. Because of the Goldsmith, Drew Hammond, and Kristof Tigyi also wrestled unusually large number of boys trying out, two teams were well and had fine seasons. formed—a blue team and a red team. Both teams gained some Coaches Tommy Harrison, Shaun Gehres, Philip valuable experience in 2003. Gennette, and Burton Milnor look forward to working with the The blue team was comprised of seventh-graders Austin rising eighth-graders on the varsity level and with the seventh- Alexander, Hudson Atkins, Sayle Atkinson, Conor Bolich, graders during camp. These coaches believe the guys learned Michael Cross, Max Dynerman, Matt Gambrell, John Kim, much during the year and hope that each will continue to Michael Sousoulas, Patrick Stewart, Mark Vives, Drew Wiygul, improve. All involved considered this year a success. Malcolm Wood, and Luke Wynn, and eighth-graders Brandon Byrd, Wyatt Harris, Mac McCormack, and Haynes Vaughn. Lower School Up to Bat Seventh-grader Kyle Lucas and eighth-grader Jason Daniel were The Lower School baseball teams finished their seasons with the goalies and spent time between both teams. This group was winning records. With 30 boys participating, the future looks very competitive but suffered some tough losses, including a 4-3 bright for MUS Baseball. overtime setback to Woodland Presbyterian School and a 4-3 loss With the eighth-grade led by Coaches Billy Bernard and to the Houston Middle School eighth-grade team. Kennon Vaughan ’96 and the seventh-grade by Hunt Taylor ’94 The red team was also made up of players from both grades, and Matt Evans ’95, the Lower School baseball program had a including seventh-graders Ben Arnold, Austin Beckford, Chris- combined record of 19-11-1. topher Bloodworth, Kent Francis, Connell Hall, Robert The seventh-grade team was made up of Patrick Boyer, Hoehn, Graham Jones, Scott McClintock, Conner Pera, and Scott Edwards, Daniel Ernst, Ben Hanks, David Harriman, Kyle Wherry and eighth-graders Will Aldridge, Stephen Bowie, Grant Heflin, Kirk Malmo, Tyler Massey, Mark McLeod, Nick Tyler Johnson, Julian Prewitt, Daniel Smith, Steven Thomp- Ray, Corey Scheinblum, Eric Sheppard, Blair Wright, and son, and Hobbie Turley. The red team experienced some big Robbie Zettler. wins over Briarcrest Christian School and Houston but also some The seventh-grade struggled early starting the season losing frustrating defeats to Woodland and the Houston eighth-graders. four of their first six games; however, after getting a few games The experiences gained in the regular season prepared the under their belt, they rolled to a 7-1 finish and an overall record Owls for their postseason tournament. And they came through of 9-5. This late season run included third place at the Super in the clutch. The MUS red team first beat Woodland, 7-4, to Pretzel Shootout in Southaven, Mississippi, and co-champions of qualify for the finals against Houston. Although the Mustangs the Shelby League Tournament. had defeated MUS several times in the regular season, the Owls The eighth-grade team consisted of Jim Benton, Miles were determined to bring home the title. They accomplished DeBardeleben, Jay Edwards, Scott Guinn, Harrison Hunt, their goal with a 5-1 victory. The championship only accentu- Luke Jensen, Collin Kelley, Paul Kennedy, Chase Moore, Lee ated an already successful season as the lower schoolers enjoyed the competition and learned much about the game.

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Inside MUS 21 This year’s team maintained the dominance of Soccer Fields Two Teams LOWER SCHOOL the Lower School program and should contrib- The health of any sports program may not ute in the future at the varsity level. be determined entirely by wins and losses. Active participation also plays a large role in evaluating the welfare of a program. According to this Lower School Track criterion, the soccer program is in good shape. Sets the Pace Led by Coach Larry Creson ’83, the Lower The Lower School track team just continues to win. Led by School soccer program had so many students who wanted to Coach Matt Bakke, the lower schoolers once again went unde- play that the coaches had to make two teams, and both teams feated in the regular season and easily won the Shelby League were full. track meet to finish a successful year. The red team was made up of seventh-graders Paul Billings, The team won all three of their regular season meets as they Alan Blount, Asad Dilawari, Hunter Edens, Taylor Garrett, prepared for the postseason. The Owls defeated teams such as Stephen Maroda, Alex Quinn, Samir Sheth, and Jay Snyder ECS, Harding Academy, Grace St. Luke’s, Woodland Presbyterian and eighth-graders Tyler Anthony, John Catmur, Stephen School, Tipton-Rosemark, Fayette Academy, St. Dominic’s, and Counce, Drew Hammond, Neale Hicks, and Byron Tyler. St. George’s as many athletes got to compete and improve. The blue team was comprised of seventh-graders Michael These wins readied MUS for the Shelby League meet, held Duke, Daren Freebing, and Will Pryor and eighth-graders West April 30-May 2 at MUS. In this meet, Will Aldridge, Drew Askew, Richard Blount, Ryan Foley, Bret Freebing, Louis Alston, Philip May, and Kimani Shotwell got the Owls out Ghawji, Danny Gholson, Graham Gillespie, Josh Henke, Reid early with good showings. Alston placed first in the high jump, Higginbotham, Jim Kyle, Will Reeser, Erim Sarinoglu, Jeffrey shot put, and discus and second in the long jump. May placed Webb, and Jonathan Yeung. third in the long jump and fifth in the high jump. Aldridge The red squad struggled somewhat this year as they finished finished fourth in the shot put, and Shotwell placed sixth in the with a 1-4 mark. Their win was a big one, however, as they discus. These showings gave MUS the advantage heading into routed Harding, 7-3. This team was made up mostly of seventh- the running events. graders, and they played several eighth-grade teams throughout In the running events, the Owls dominated. May and Zach the season. Scott had two good battles in the sprints. In the 100-meter dash, The blue team fared much better as they finished undefeated May finished second, and Scott placed fourth, while in the 200- and won the Shelby League tournament title. The team finished meter dash, May and Scott finished first and second, respectively. the regular season with a 5-0 record after victories over the red Alston also continued his outstanding performance in the team, White Station Junior High, Lausanne, St. George’s, and running events. He placed second in the 400-meter race and first Ridgeway. Then, in the Shelby League tournament, the Owls in the 100-meter hurdles. Seventh-grader Tyler Massey came in cruised to the title after having beaten Harding, 7-1, and closely behind Alston in the 400 as he finished third to help the Briarcrest, 5-1. team. This season was successful as participation was high and the In the long-distance races, the Owls represented themselves wins came in. well once again. In the 800-meter race, Andrew Jehl placed fourth while Stephen Counce came in fifth to pick up valuable Tennis Team Serves Up points. And in the 1600-meter race, Louis Ghawji came in a Another Title close second while Naveed Mirza finished fifth. MUS wrapped up the title in the relays. The Owls won the The Lower School tennis team had another outstanding year 4x100-meter relay as Massey, Scott, Adam Fussell, and May as they finished the season undefeated and easily claimed an- finished in 49.15 seconds. MUS finished second in the other two other Shelby League title. relays—in the 4x200 meters, seventh-grader Sam Goldstein and The team was made up of seventh-graders Collin Fountain, eighth-graders Ben Goldstein, Se-an McDonald, and Fussell ran Watson George, Connell Hall, Teddy Klug, Nick Nash, Rob a 1:48.14; in the 4x400 meters, the last event of the meet, Pitts, Michael Sousoulas, and Peter Travis and eighth-grader Massey, Fussell, Ben Goldstein, and Alston ran a 3:59.77. These Alex Addington. finishes clinched the title for the Owls as they accumulated The squad went 4-0 in the regular season as they defeated 146.5 points, 54.5 points ahead of second-place ECS. Harding Academy, Grace St. Luke’s, St. George’s, and Briarcrest Drew Alston won the Outstanding Male Athlete award for Christian School before heading into the Shelby League tourna- the meet as he tallied 58 total points for the Owls, yet the victory ment. In the tournament, MUS dominated. George won the was a team effort. The victory and undefeated season continue singles title while Addington finished third. In the doubles, the the success that the Owls have been accustomed to in Lower finals set two Owl squads in opposition, as the team of Sousoulas School track. and Klug defeated Fountain and Hall in a heated battle.

22 Inside MUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years T ECHNO UPDATE MUS Teachers Are In a Class of Their Own! Ms. Judy Rutledge spends many of her tivity software, so the faculty technology Russell took a class to advance his Power- days researching new forms of technology, classes now deal with more advanced top- Point skills and now creates presentations helping people in technological crisis, and ics and always emphasize ways to use it with for his English classes and has the students offering innovative solutions or suggestions student work,” Ms. Rutledge said. use PowerPoint in his humanities class. to give a new approach to an assignment. Ms. Rutledge is actively involved in pro- Vincent Beck has his science students do She is one of our resident “tech gurus.” One fessional technology associations and data analysis and graphs of the results in of her most important job functions is to online groups that stimulate additional Excel spreadsheets. keep faculty and staff members abreast of ideas and methods for effective integration “We have such a talented and dedicated improvements in technology by helping of technology at MUS. “Our teachers work faculty at MUS. It is a pleasure to get to work them learn new productivity skills or soft- very hard, and they do not always have time with small groups of teachers, with depart- ware programs and by helping them dis- to go through every new innovation and ments, and one-on-one with the faculty cover new ways to use technology as a tool try it out, so I try to siphon it down and members. I appreciate their willingness to with their students. Each semester, Ms. give them the best-of-the-best of new ideas embrace new methods and experiment with Rutledge plans a variety of in-house classes and share practical examples for using their different approaches to teaching their sub- that faculty and staff may attend to learn new skills with their own classes.” jects, utilizing technology as a tool,” said more about the technology topic of their Teachers have taken the lessons they Ms. Rutledge. choice. learned and applied them directly in their In addition to faculty classes, Ms. This year, spring classes ranged from own classes. For example, Spanish teacher Rutledge gives “Tech Tips” during monthly advanced skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint Vincent Mutzi immediately used skills he faculty meetings and has technology staff and web editing, using a variety of technol- learned in a class to create an online quiz development sessions for all faculty during ogy hardware effectively, to creating cus- on his teacher web page. History teacher Dr. in-service before each school year. Check tomized templates and utilizing powerful John Harkins pulled together skills learned out her Tech Tips and selected tutorials on web-based teacher tools. “All of our teach- from many classes to develop an extensive her MUS homepage at http:// ers are comfortable using the basic produc- multimedia presentation in Chapel. Mr. Jim faculty.musowls.org/RutledgeJ/index2.htm.

Hooked on Technology Offers Spring Classes

This spring marks MUS’s fourth year of participation in the Memphis Association of Independent School’s (MAIS) Hooked on Technology program (HOT). The program was established as a means of expanding the role of technology in the classroom and includes teachers from 25 Memphis-area schools. The sessions, taught by teachers themselves, are available in a variety of different areas and cater to individuals with varying degrees of technological experience. They provide educators with an opportunity to share knowledge, introduce innovative technology into the curriculum, and develop advanced computer skills. Once again, MUS instructors played a vital role in this spring’s HOT program. Mr. Bruce Ryan presented his “Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks;” Ms. Judy Rutledge taught a session entitled “Templates for Teachers;” and Mrs. Terry Balton instructed her colleagues on the process of using Microsoft Excel and Word in her session “Personalized Form Letters.” Their sessions proved popular and filled quickly. Participating teachers benefited from handouts, web pages developed especially for the class, and individual attention. The overwhelmingly positive response to these sessions cements MUS’s status as one of the leading schools in technology in the Memphis area.

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Metcalf Symposium Dr. Trotter is the president of the Center for Christian Study in Charlottesville, Virginia, and teaches biblical studies and Goes to the Movies systematic theology at the seminary level. A graduate of the Dr. Drew Trotter shared his obser- McCallie School in Chattanooga and the University of Virginia, vations of modern cinema and world Dr. Trotter earned his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from views at the sixth-annual Metcalf Cambridge University and a Masters in Divinity degree from Dr. Drew Trotter is greeted by Symposium on March 21. His lecture Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Headmaster Ellis Haguewood. focused on the five films nominated The Robert M. Metcalf Symposium is held at MUS each year for Best Picture at the 2003 Academy and aims to bring a lively exchange of ideas about the arts, Awards: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; Chicago; The Hours; humanities, the sciences, civic service, and popular culture, all Gangs of New York; and The Pianist. “Representing the pick of the from a perspective consistent with the school’s Christian tradi- industry’s crop, these films serve as a cultural barometer for deter- tion. The series is named in honor of Robert M. Metcalf, a life- mining what Americans think about themselves in the dangerous long businessman and past service elder at Second Presbyterian and uncertain world of the twenty-first century,” he said. Church. Dr. Trotter, besides being an author and a professor, has a Crichton College and the Wilberforce Education Foundation, sincere interest in the movies and writes movie reviews for a group that seeks to develop and fund Christian world and life Critique newsletter. “Movies boldly communicate what Americans view programs that cultivate leadership at the secondary and believe as a people. They often seem more real than the lives we university levels, also sponsored the symposium. Mr. Clay live,” he said. Dr. Trotter said that two things struck him about Smythe ’85, MUS religion instructor, Mr. William “Bubba” the five film choices this year. The first was the diversity of genres Halliday ’82, Mr. Frank Jemison ’66, and Headmaster Ellis in the choices, and the second was how elevated the thinking in Haguewood are members of the Wilberforce Foundation Board the films was. “There were major life questions available in each of Advisors.

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Senior Activities to Rowan Oak, the home of William Faulkner; some went to the Pink Palace Liven Up Final Week Planetarium with Mr. John Olson, the art The last week of high school museum with Mr. Eric Berman, the zoo for a senior can be many things— with Coach Bill Taylor, on a riverboat sad, scary, exciting, or excruciat- with Mr. Clay Smythe, or to a movie ingly long! In an attempt to spice with Mr. Jeff Koehn. The boys ended up the final week, Student Coun- their day with the Rendezvous party, cil President John Harkess, Vice thrown each year by the twelfth-grade President William Adams, and parents in honor of the senior class. Director of Student life Mr. Man- Friday was the last official day of ning Weir thought of a few The last week of school for seniors always puts Mr. school (pre-finals). The morning’s Chapel activities to make the seniors’ last Jim Russell in such a presentation, planned by the seniors, was week memorable. melancholy mood. Mr. Darin Clifft, straight from the a mock graduation ceremony, complete pages of GQ in his gold chains The seniors coordinated an with graduation awards, a “Maledictory” and purple suit, bids farewell appreciation program Wednesday to thank the faculty for speech, and presentation of “diplomas” their service to MUS and for the significant role they played to Charlie Gordon who will be giving up short pants to (actually a pair of boxer shorts bearing in their education. They showed their appreciation by provid- attend “Big Boy” school. the MUS seal for each member of the ing a team of four senior class). masseuses offering The point of the back and hand week, according to massages in the Mr. Weir, was “to Morgan Foyer. The provide some fun Parents’ Associa- activities that would tion then spon- help with some of sored a lunch for the nervous energy seniors and faculty that comes at the in the Morrison end of their high Courtyard. school careers, to Thursday Sean Gould, Mr. Clay Smythe, Babu Rayudu, and Cutting off each senior’s tie was part of the have special experi- morning students Lee McNabb relax at Wednesday’s luncheon. mock graduation ceremony. Phillip Braun ences outside the braces for the worst as scissor-wielding worked on a classroom with some service project—cleaning up the neighborhood surrounding the teachers Barbara Crippen and Loyal Murphy do their duty. of the teachers that MUS and Hutchison Habitat for Humanity house. After lunch, they have had in the seniors broke into groups for field trips. Some accompanied class, and to have some entertaining closure with the mock Mr. Lin Askew to Oxford, Mississippi, on his annual pilgrimage graduation. Hopefully, we did that.”

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Men of Honor Undoubtedly, one of the most important responsi- bilities MUS students are charged with is Sloan electing students Abernathy who will carry on campaigning hard before the sacred tradition elections of the Honor Code. Each year, students choose officers who will uphold the code of honor and fairly judge their peers for violations. Pictured above, Edward Taylor, Andrew Hooser, and Gordon Conaway were nominated to campaign for the 2003-04 Unconventional Campaigns Honor Council president position. The three candidates spoke to the importance of the Honor Code on behalf of all MUS stu- Turn Out Future Officers dents—past, present, and future. Everyone at MUS looks forward to Student Council election In his speech, Taylor credited the honor system with “not speech day. The Wednesday of student elections week provides only producing scholars, but morally educated gentleman as comic relief and the opportunity to see classmates in crazy well.” He cited the moral advantages of the honor system and costumes and starring in self-produced videos, but it also pre- promised to “maintain the honor system tradition” if elected. sents a forum for new ideas and the determination of the Hooser stated that he believed the Honor Council president is school’s future. “the most important student-held position.” His comments Before any videos are made or costumes chosen, each focused on the subject of integrity, and he said that although homeroom chooses two students to serve on the Red and Blue everyone is tempted at some point, the Honor Code is “a guide- conventions. Members decide on a slate of candidates, and when line to help us all maintain integrity.” Conaway told the student the students accept their nomination, the campaigning begins. body what the Honor Code meant to him and stressed the fact On April 9, students assembled in that in today’s world “truth and honor are under constant Hyde Chapel to see what their class- assault.” Conaway promised to reinstate the right of the presi- mates had in store. The genre of choice dent to announce Honor Code violations and expulsions to the for this year’s speeches was video, so we student body to raise awareness of the Honor Council’s purpose saw William Stout (pictured right) and to increase their visibility in the school. dressed as his “girlfriend” shopping in Hooser won the vote of the student body and will serve as Sears and Andrew Dillon diving into the president next year with Taylor and Conaway as senior class fountain at Oak Court Mall. We saw representatives. The following students will serve as other class Harris Jordan’s recollection of the representatives: eleventh grade, Phillip Flinn and Weller botched car theft he witnessed last Drennon; tenth grade, Hunter Adams and Nick Skefos; ninth semester and a plethora of celebrities grade, Miles DeBardeleben and Kevin Owen; and eighth grade, endorsing Palmer Phillips. Christopher Bloodworth and Peter Travis. Seventh grade While many Student Council hope- representatives will be announced in the fall. fuls made good use of their home video cameras, still others stuck to the more traditional campaigning methods of dressing up like video game characters, using flashy cars and even flashier girls, and imitat- ing personas from popular television shows.

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Brandon Arrindell working the the food line during Block Party participants Rob Baird, Mark Scales, Jeff Grimm, Warren Grimm, Student Council elections Ryves Moore, and Joey Friend

The mood quickly became serious as future leaders. The current officers, clad the presidential candidates took the stage. in robes and bearing candles, marched Three rising seniors vied for the 2003-04 down the aisles of the Chapel to an- presidency and the chance to implement nounce their successors. The candles lit their ideas for school improvement. Trey the stage as Mauricio Rapalo, donning Bowden said that we were “only limited a sombrero, made a dramatic entrance by our ability to get up and do things.” on Palmer Phillip’s Segway Human Winfield Clifford assured students that he Transporter. Rapalo carried with him the would work to maintain the traditions so names of the seven young men who Scott Warren, Jonathan Cooper, valued at MUS. Brandon Arrindell, the would serve as Student Council leaders Winfield Clifford, and Philip Reed third candidate and ultimate victor, said, in the 2003-04 school year: “I want to see an active Student Council that is not afraid to make changes.” President: Brandon Arrindell After hearing what the candidates had Vice-President: Steven Weston to say, the student body got to see what Commissioner of Student Services: Harris Jordan they had to offer—in terms of food, that is. Commissioner of Student Welfare: Andrew Robinson The ever-popular Block Party took place on Commissioner of Special Activities: Sloan Abernathy April 10 during Upper School lunch period. Commissioner of Social Events: William Stout Although the days before that Thursday Secretary/Treasurer: Kane Alber had been unseasonably cold and gloomy, Lower School President: Malcolm Wood Harris Jordan, Stuart Gillespie, the clouds lifted and the sun and warm and Sam Sawyer weather made for a great afternoon of The following class representatives for the 2003-04 Student Council were elected the sausage and cheese plates, grilled shrimp, following week: Twelfth Grade—Rich Bollinger, Andrew Dillon, Christian Reeser, hamburgers, Corky’s barbecue, and Chi- Stuart Gillespie, and Scott Warren; Eleventh Grade—Cody Curtis, Warren Grimm, nese food. Rob Heflin, John David Lawhorn, Sam Sawyer, John Taylor, Clint Cowan (alter- While most students were enjoying nate); Tenth Grade—Doug Boyer, Andrew Cabigao, Matt Farmer, William Mont- themselves in the gym parking lot, the gomery, Devin Owens, Christopher Williamson, and Mason George (alternate); Election Commission was inside working Ninth Grade—Preston Battle, Luke Jensen, Collin Kelley, Kimani Shotwell, the voting tables. These students gave up Steven Thompson, and Jeffrey Wright; Eighth Grade—Tyler Massey, Scott their right to vote and to endorse any one McClintock, Vance Montgomery, Rob Pitts, and Will Pryor. Seventh grade candidate. Election commission members representatives will be elected in the fall of 2003. were: William Adams, Jamie Drinan, George Edwards, Andy Garrett, Will Other student leaders for 2003-04 will be: Hunt, Blake Lindsay, Mikey McGuire, The MUSe (literary magazine) Editor, Chad Donahue Hill Stoecklein, and Brad Whiteside. The Owl’s Hoot (newspaper) Editor, Cash McCracken These students tallied the votes and every- The Owl (yearbook) Editor, Adam Kaplan one waited for the final announcement. Government Club President, Paul Moinester That afternoon, clapping began as Civic Service Chairman, Elliot Embry students waited to hear the names of their Senior Class President, Winfield Clifford

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100100 Years InsideInside MUSMUS 2727 ○ Lending a Hand Proves to Be Rewarding and Fun ○○○○○○○○○○○○ Building Blitz Completes New Home for Family of Four Last year, MUS students opened doors to a new home for a family through the Habitat for Humanity program. This year, they have once again picked up their hammers and donned their tool belts for the charitable organization. Construction began at 815 Heiskell Place, near LeMoyne-Owen College, on Friday, April 11, with a “Building Blitz.” Students, faculty, and alumni from MUS and Hutchison School worked alongside Habitat volunteers all weekend framing the house, installing windows and doors, and putting a roof on the house that would soon belong to Brenda Nesbitt and her three sons, ages 9, 13, and 16. Alex DeBardeleben Throughout the helps with the roofing. month of May, He, along with about 200 other MUS students, groups worked put in plenty of man-hours tirelessly to finish to finish the home. the house for its new owners. The experience is invaluable to volunteers as they learn the importance of affecting the future of a less fortunate family. Senior Alex DeBardeleben worked at the site on several occasions. “It’s a great opportunity to give back to a family who is not as fortunate as many of the people we know. Habitat is a great organization, and I feel lucky to have been able to help.” Although the work was difficult, the students enjoyed their time on the site, and several clubs and classes sponsored a day as an activity and supplied the volunteers. Several homes were built in the area, and they were opened to their new families in a dedication ceremony on May 18. Habitat volunteers and representatives from MUS and Hutchison spoke before presenting the key to Ms. Nesbitt and her family.

Brenda Nesbitt happily Hutchison girls applying math skills to the project works on the new home she will own with her three sons.

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OpeningOpening Doors Doors For For Boys Boys For For Over Over 100 100 YearsYears InsideInside MUS MUS 29 29 INSIGHTSINSIGHTS From the College Guidance Department Changes Coming to the SAT I Exam In the last year or so, newspapers, television, and profes- The essay in the new SAT I exam will be scored in a method sional journals have been abuzz concerning the new SAT I similar to the scoring of the Advanced Placement exams by trained college entrance examination. Parents and students are con- high school teachers and college professors who teach writing cerned and sometimes apprehensive about the change. Note composition. Each test will be scored independently by two first that the new test will not be implemented until March readers on a 1-6 scale using a rubric similar to the one used for the 2005, aimed at the high school graduating class of 2006. SAT II: Writing Subject Test (see below). If the two readers’ scores Until then, the current test will continue to be given. The new differ by more than two points, a third reader reads the test. While SAT I will assess three important college skills: critical reading, AP readers usually come to a table together for a period of several math, and writing. The three sections of the new SAT I will days, the SAT I essay will be scanned and distributed to the readers include the following, according to Lee Fails, vice president, via the Web. Eastern Regions, College Board: The current scoring rubric for the SAT II: Writing Subject Test • The critical reading section, which will replace the current is as follows: verbal section. Analogies will be replaced by more critical reading passages. • The math section, which will be expanded to include SCORE OF 6 content from three years of high school math instead of just A paper in this category demonstrates clear and consistent competence, two years. Quantitative comparisons will be eliminated from though it may have occasional errors. Such a paper: • Effectively and insightfully addresses the writing task this section. • Is well organized and fully developed, using clearly appropriate • The writing section, which includes multiple-choice examples to support ideas questions and a 20-minute essay. The section will be modeled • Displays consistent facility in the use of language, demonstrating on the current SAT II: Writing Subject Test. No decision has variety in sentence structure and range of vocabulary been made yet concerning the need to continue the current SCORE OF 5 SAT II: Writing Test. A paper in this category demonstrates reasonably consistent competence, The new essay section assesses the student’s ability to write though it will have occasional errors or lapses in quality. Such a paper: on demand. Written under a short time constraint, the essay • Effectively addresses the writing task will not be a polished, finished product; it will be representa- • Is generally well-organized and well-developed, using appropriate tive of a first draft. This is the kind of writing required of examples to support ideas students to answer essay questions in college. The College • Displays facility in the use of language, demonstrating some syntactic variety and range of vocabulary Board is researching the type of essay to use through surveying high school and college English teachers, as well as college SCORE OF 4 faculty in other disciplines. The writing prompt will probably A paper in this category demonstrates adequate competence with occasional be persuasive in nature, asking a student to take a position on errors and lapses in quality. Such a paper: • Addresses the writing task an issue and support it with reasons and evidence from his or • Is organized and adequately developed, using examples to support ideas her reading, experience, or observation. It will elicit an open- • Displays adequate but consistent facility in the use of language, ended response, allowing students to support their position in presenting some errors in grammar or diction a variety of ways, including exposition and narration. • Presents minimal sentence variety Here is an example provided by the College Board: SCORE OF 3 Consider carefully the following excerpt and the assignment A paper in this category demonstrates developing competence. Such a paper below it. Then plan and write an essay that explains your ideas as may contain one of more of the following weaknesses: persuasively as possible. Keep in mind that the support you pro- • Inadequate organization or development vide—both reasons and examples—will help make your view • Inappropriate or insufficient details to support ideas convincing to the reader. • An accumulation of errors in grammar, diction, or sentence structure Appreciation of music, paintings, books, and movies doesn’t SCORE OF 2 make us into better people. In fact, it may actually worsen us, A paper in this category demonstrates some incompetence. Such a paper is diminishing our ability to respond to actual situations and making flawed by one or more of the following weaknesses: it more difficult to identify with the real world. As one scholar said, • Poor organization “the voice in the poem may come to sound louder, more urgent, • Thin development more real than the voice in the street outside.” • Little or inappropriate detail to support ideas • Frequent errors in grammar, diction, and sentence structure Assignment: What is your view of the idea that enjoying music, painting, and other forms of art does not improve people but instead SCORE OF 1 makes them less able to relate to real life? In an essay, support your A paper in this category demonstrates incompetence. Such a paper is seriously position by discussing an example (or examples) from literature, the flawed by one or more of the following weaknesses: • Very poor organization arts, science and technology, current events, or your own experience • Very thin development or observation. • Usage and syntactical errors so severe that meaning is somewhat obscured

30 Inside MUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years The new SAT I writing section will also include a multiple-choice section that will test a student’s ability to identify sentence errors, improve sen- tences, and improve paragraphs. This section will focus on the use of standard written English. Most MUS students will have little difficulty with the new additions to the SAT I. The emphasis on grammar and usage and the writing intensive curriculum of MUS will assure the continued high performance of our students on this examination. In addition, the changes in the SAT I math section reflect the addition of Algebra II, a course that most MUS students have com- LOWER SCHOOLERS PLEDGE TO BE pleted by the end of the tenth grade. DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE To help prepare students for the new test, the College Board In an effort to provide positive outlets for adolescents, Hull Lower will also change the PSAT, taken School students have formed the Drug Free Club (DFC). In order to be a in the fall of the tenth and member of the club, students must sign a pledge stating, “I pledge to be eleventh grades. The PSAT will be drug and alcohol free and discourage the use of drugs and alcohol by my based on the principle of align- ing the test more closely to high peers this 2002-2003 school year.” school curricula and college This club, made up of more than 140 seventh- and eighth-graders, skills. The first new administra- hosts a variety of events throughout the year that are “good, clean fun” tion of this test will be in the fall according to Mrs. Bryn Wulf, Lower School Counselor. Additionally, the of 2004. All of the changes have DFC is governed by eight executive officers elected by their peers. not been delineated; however, analogies and quantitative These officers meet regularly to discuss and plan upcoming events. comparison items will be re- The first event of the year was an after-school dodgeball game moved. The math section will where the seventh-graders competed against the eighth-graders. Hurl- not include Algebra II, and there ing foam objects at one another at the end of a long day was a welcomed will be no essay section. opportunity by the students of both grades. There is still some contro- The second event of the year was “Movie Night,” which took place on versy concerning the standard- ized tests. For example, the ACT a Friday, and both St. Mary’s Episcopal School and Hutchison middle will also add a writing section, school students were invited. The “Movie Night” was held in the Hyde but it will be optional. That Chapel, creating the feeling of a movie theater. Members of the club means some students (not MUS also participated in a spirited game of Capture the Flag in April. The students as they are required to beautiful weather and big crowd made for an afternoon of fun. take both SAT I and ACT) could escape a writing test altogether. The Drug Free Club events have had strong attendance by Lower Because of this loophole, the School students throughout the year. The DFC is an extracurricular University of Michigan and the opportunity open to all students in the Lower School. If you have any University of Texas have an- questions about the Drug Free Club, contact Mrs. Wulf at nounced that they will require [email protected]. all applicants to take a proctored writing test, and other universi- ties may follow suit.

Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Inside MUS 31 Memphis University School is a college-preparatory school dedicated to academic excellence and the development of well-rounded young men of strong moral Ellis Haguewood character, consistent with the school’s Christian tradition. Headmaster Barry Ray Upper School Principal Rick Broer Lower School Principal Non-profit Bobby Alston Organization Director of Athletics U.S. Postage Lin Askew PAID Director of Admissions Memphis, TN Emily Baer Permit No. 631 Director of College Guidance 6191 Park Avenue, Memphis, TN 38119-5399 Perry Dement Address Service Requested Director of Development Mike Gunn Academic Dean Bebe Jonakin Director of Counseling Services Marc MacMillan Business Manager Ellen McDonell Director of Hyde Library

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IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2003-04 SCHOOL YEAR

Fall Semester 2003

Monday, August 18 ...... Convocation Day (first day of school, half-day) Mark Monday, September 1 ...... Labor Day Holiday your calendar Wednesday, September 10...... Parent Back to School Day (student holiday) for the third annual Tuesday, October 14 ...... End of First Quarter Wed.-Fri., October 15-17 ...... Fall Break Monday, October 20...... Faculty In-Service (student holiday) BRIDGES FOOTBALL Wed.-Fri., November 26-28 ...... Thanksgiving Holiday Friday, December 12 ...... End of Second Quarter KICK-OFF CLASSIC Mon.-Fri., December 15-19 ...... Semester Exams Friday, December 19 ...... Last Day of First Semester Liberty Bowl Spring Semester 2004 August 23 Monday, January 5 ...... First Day of Second Semester Monday, January 19 ...... Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Briarcrest vs. East – 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 16 ...... Presidents’ Day Holiday Thursday, March 4 ...... End of Third Quarter CBHS vs. Melrose – 4:30 p.m. Fri.-Sun., March 5-14 ...... Spring Break MUS vs. Whitehaven –7:00 p.m. Friday, April 9 ...... Good Friday Holiday Monday, April 12 ...... Easter Monday Holiday Friday, April 30 ...... Last Day of Classes for Seniors Mon.-Fri., May 3-7 ...... Senior Exams Sunday, May 16 ...... Graduation Exercises Monday, May 17 ...... Hutchison and St. Mary’s Graduations Visit the MUS website at Thursday, May 20 ...... End of Fourth Quarter (half-day) Fri.-Thurs., May 21-27 ...... Underclassmen Exams www.musowls.org Friday, May 28 ...... Last Day of School (half-day)